Early estimates of Pickett Fire's economic impact to Napa wine industry around $65M // The Colorado River Is in Trouble

Napa County's Ag Commissioner estimates the fire impacted roughly 1,500 acres of crops. Of the affected grapes, 20% of the grapes were damaged by actual fire and heat, and 80% by just the smoke.

Discover the urgent situation as the Colorado River is in trouble and what actions are being taken to protect its flows.

We crunched the data of New York's top 30 wine bar menus. The results might surprise you (unless you've been paying attention). Trends favor Loire, Catalonia, Sicily, and Austria over the "classics."

Wine Institute President and CEO Robert P. ("Bobby") Koch announced today that he will retire from the association at the end of 2025, after 22 years in his current role and 33 years with the preeminent U.S. association representing wine producers.

Bare vines, record-low yields, and a bleak outlook for one of the world’s most iconic terroirs.

TricorBraun is combining its wine packaging operations into a single 608,000-square-foot wareshouse in Fairfield, while broader industrial real estate leasing remains sluggish due to economic uncertainties.

The 2025 harvest in the Rhône has commenced, starting 10 days earlier than last year’s grape gathering.

Warm weather has created strong flavours that some say means fruit that’s ripe enough for still wine.

This article goes behind the headlines of why Chateau Lafleur would leave the prestigious Pomerol appellation.

The Comité Champagne has withdrawn its opposition to an EU ruling that foil on bottles should be made optional. The turnaround follows research that suggests the absence of foil would not affect sales or damage Champagne’s image.

Pernod Ricard’s shares rose in Paris after the group struck an upbeat tone about its medium-term growth prospects, despite ongoing complications in the US and China.

July offered a modest reprieve in depletion trends, but results aren’t strong enough to shift the longer-term trajectory of the industry.

In a time of challenging sales, brick-and-mortar wine stores are trying their hand at something new.

The wine list at Isa Bal’s two-Michelin starred restaurant, Trivet, is moulded by viticultural history, with roots in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Greece. But the somm’s gearing up to open his second site in September, with a fresh wine list, Eurocentric at heart, with bottles starting at £29.

“The all-female Amandla team is more than a success story - it’s a blueprint for change. This visibility inspires confidence, shifts perceptions, and shows the next generation that gender doesn’t define ability, ambition, or excellence in wine.”

The Washington, D.C.–based entrepreneur talks about how his personal passion for Black-owned alcohol brands led him to create the website UrFriendCharles.

The Martinelli Vineyard, planted in 1924 by Amadeo Martinelli and still organically farmed on original stock, spans 9.6 acres. About 6.06 acres of head-trained Zinfandel are under contract with Turley Wine Cellars, with annual yields ranging from 4.47 to 12.56 tons.

The online auction for Mastropietro Winery in Berlin Center ended Wednesday with no buyer.