European wine and spirits makers urge 0% tariffs as EU-U.S. deal leaves sector in the dark // Winegrapes Without Contract and No Pesticide Crackdown

Spirits stocks pared reversed early gains Monday as uncertainty around their tariff exposure seeped in.

Amid a global downturn in wine consumption, an increasing number of California winegrape growers are cultivating their crops without a winery contract this season, and the Trump administration says there won’t be a crackdown on pesticide use in the U.S.

William “Bill” Harrison, a pioneer of the Napa Valley wine community for 40 years, has sold his William Harrison Vineyards & Winery in the Rutherford AVA, said a news release.

E&J Gallo is closing yet another of its San Luis Obispo County properties as it continues to withdraw from the Central Coast.

A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said that if the fee gets passed along to consumers, the cost will be small.

‘We’re growers ourselves, so we feel the economic pressures firsthand,’ said Randy Heinzen, PD/GWSS Board Chair.

Not all vintners are on board with a self-imposed tax on direct-to-consumer sales proposed by representatives of Sonoma County’s wine industry.

It appears to be a tax that would be great for national store brands, but how would it impact small DTC wineries?

“We are optimistic that in the days ahead this positive meeting and agreement will lead to a return to zero-for-zero tariffs for U.S. and EU spirits products”.

Projections from Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) show that the Italian wine sector could lose over €317mn over the next 12 months due to the 15% tariff on EU exports to the US.

President Donald Trump said he is considering sending rebate checks to Americans using revenue from tariff increases his administration is imposing on US trading partners.

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Provi and RNDC reached a resolution in their multi-year fight over a lawsuit filed by Provi against RNDC. Provi claimed that RNDC’s actions excluding Provi from the marketplace constituted violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

An unusually cool Californian summer sees grapegrowers wrestle with their next move.

Three more Oregon counties have requested that Gov. Tina Kotek issue emergency drought declarations, according to the Oregon Water Resources Department.

Nearly 30% of wine grape growers answering the 2025 State of the Fruit and Nut Industry survey are decreasing production this year.

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The Wine Society has unveiled a new fine wine strategy that will make fine wine “a central pillar of its long-term plans”, as it looks to appoint a new head of fine wine.

Prices of Bordeaux and Burgundy have suffered but the keen-eyed can pick up some bargains.