Fledging co-packer Mercenary Premier buys TWE California facility // Scott Laboratories Becomes Exclusive Distributor of SentiaTM Wine Analyzer for North America

The fledgling drinks co-packer has acquired the Baileyana Winery facility located in San Luis Obispo County for an unknown sum.

Scott Laboratories is proud to announce a new exclusive distribution partnership with Sentia Testing Pty, bringing the Sentia™ Wine Analyzer and complete line of Sentia™ test strips and buffers to winemakers throughout North America. The partnership is effective immediately and Sentia products are available now through Scott Laboratories.

Prices are rising and buyers are returning. So why does the industry look more fragile than ever?

Southern Glazer's and the Federal Trade Commission have moved closer to reaching a settlement on a legal spat around price discrimination.

Shared commitment expands investment in scientific research supporting Oregon vineyards and wineries.

Outside Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg on Saturday, more than 150 production workers and labor advocates marched, chanted and danced with blue-and-white signs to the sound of a Sinaloan brass band.

In what could be termed a generational change, a new executive director of Wine Road of Northern Sonoma County—better known by the short form, Wine Road—was named to take over the 50-year old organization this month.

Decanter, the world's leading wine media brand, has appointed Dana Nigro as North America Regional Editor.

"The data here reveal an immense room for market growth," said AWAA president Susan Lin, MW, who opened the session.

Like the wider wine industry, the sparkling wine category is navigating a period of profound change.

China’s beverage alcohol market is in the midst of a structural reset as the decline of business-occasion drinking clears the way for a new consumer model: younger, more casual and more personal. For brands that understand this shift, meaningful growth opportunities still exist.

After nearly a century under private ownership, Sardi’s closes for renovations before beginning a new chapter.

2026 MICHELIN Guide California Sommelier Award winner Savannah Riedler discusses building Lilo’s California-driven wine list, highlighting small producers across the state, and how today’s beverage programs extend beyond the wine list.

In Addition to Costco Incident, Officials Halted Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter-Infested Flower Shipment Bound for North Bay Counties

According to the Oregon Wine Board, Oregon’s wine and wine grape industries generated an estimated $8.49 billion in economic impact in 2024, while wine grapes had a crop value of $329.1 million, making vineyard pest management an important factor in protecting one of the state’s high-value agricultural sectors.

Punishing temperatures are scorching Europe as it swelters under a fierce heat dome, bringing dangerous conditions to swaths of the fastest-warming continent.

A preliminary magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mendocino County on Wednesday rattling homes, knocking out power to thousands of customers and causing some injuries and minor damage in the region.

The Courgis vignerons have spent decades challenging convention in one of Burgundy’s most traditional regions.

This new decision-support tool can now be used with each of the brand’s partial dealcoholization units, tailored to meet specific client needs and expectations.