Foundation Plant Services Detects No Viruses in 2025 Distributed Grapevines // 13th Annual Eastern Winery Exposition returns to Lancaster County this week

Foundation Plant Services Classic Foundation Vineyard at the University of California, Davis, detected zero cases of grapevine red blotch and grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 infections.

The 13th annual Eastern Winery Exposition, known simply as EWE, will take place at the Lancaster Convention Center on Tuesday through Thursday.

UC officials had said the requirement would help underrepresented ethnic and racial groups achieve parity, but critics labeled it an obvious political litmus test that would compel applicants to conform to a political policy whether they agreed with it or not.

During nearly four decades writing passionately about wine, Laube helped put both Wine Spectator and the California wine industry on the world stage.

The rest of the world is buying our debt: snapping up stocks and treasuries. When they stop buying, our dollar will drop.

Yet more evidence of the expansion of the wine world.

If approved, Moulin-à-Vent would become the first Beaujolais appellation to earn Premier Cru status.

One of South Africa's most prominent – and oldest – wineries, Boekenhoutskloof is built on a solid partnership.

Over the past couple of years, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG has undergone a pivotal shift in its vintage evaluation system with the introduction of Brunello FORMA.

Today, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) launched SprayDays California, a first-of-its-kind statewide system designed to provide transparent, accessible and timely notifications and information about the use of specific pesticides, called “restricted material pesticides.”

The Los Angeles fires have become a stark example of the devastating effects of hydroclimate whiplash, as extreme weather patterns fuel increasingly destructive wildfires.

Wine educator and author Elaine Chukan Brown and I speak about their new book, The Wines of California, and how the history of California impacts our wine industry today.

Douglas Blyde speaks with Sam Harrop MW about his work with family-run Bird In Hand winery in Australia.

You might not think that a circus performance is the obvious occasion for a glass of wine (or that the families that attend such events are obvious potential customers), but old thinking won’t necessarily solve the problem.

Convincing 20somethings to turn to wine could be a fool's errand.

Total winery direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipment value fell 10% versus a year ago to $317 million in February, while volume fell 15% to 477,737 cases.

There wasn’t enough demand to absorb all the fruit grown in 2024 despite below average yields.

In February 2025, Vino Joy reported that exports of Ningxia wine rose by an impressive 125% in 2024, despite a global economic slowdown that dampened wine sales elsewhere. Interest in imported wines has also surged.

Domaine St. Laurent, a specialist in Pinot Noir from Oregon's Rogue Valley, is expanding its national footprint with a strategic focus on market growth and increased distribution.

The company has restructured its executive leadership, including the appointment of a new Vice President of Sales and a Vice President of Marketing.