French prosecutors probe Champagne grape-pickers’ deaths in extreme heat // Gallo paid $85.6M for Rombauer wine business

‘With climate change, the situation is bound to get worse,’ union rep says on French radio.

Gallo Wine Group paid an estimated $85.6 million to buy Rombauer Vineyards, according to the amount of transfer tax paid to the Napa County Recorder’s Office.

The 75-year-old Royal Wine Company has acquired Sonoma-Loeb winery in Alexander Valley.

For out-of-state wine retail shipping advocates, a small legal victory in Rhode Island gives hope for bigger things. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

Lately the wine news has been filled with reports of declining wine consumption in the U.S. Because of this, Wine Market Council (WMC) launched a new research study to investigate why this is happening and what types of wine and price points are still desirable.

The Oriental Fruit Fly pest is known to target more than 230 different fruit, vegetable, and plant commodities.

The extraordinary single-owner collection included big-ticket vintages of Petrus, Romanee-Conti, Chateau Cheval Blanc, and Krug

A legendary winemaker’s 160-acre California estate is for sale. Ceàgo Vineyards and Lakeside Casitas, featuring a massive lakefront compound and vineyard, is listed at $21 million, setting a record-high listing price for Clear Lake, California.

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The Golden State says the large investment in improving infrastructure for water and carbon capture are key to addressing climate change impacts.

Farmers in Spain and Italy are turning to techniques ancient and modern to safeguard production of regional favourites including olive oil and Prosecco as climate change forces them to rapidly adapt.

A bill sponsored by Sen. Lea Webb will allow CALS to manufacture alcohol if approved and currently awaits Hochul’s signature.

Smith-Madrone and Summit Lake wineries want in on the legal dispute between Napa County and Hoopes Vineyard winery, saying they have a stake in the outcome.

Artory and Winston Art Group team up again to launch a closed-end wine and whisky fund

A few weeks ago, I found myself at the Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) trade auction, vaguely wondering what I was doing there. The wines on offer are special bottlings and are not for sale to the general public, and the small amounts made mean that it’s unlikely most of us will ever see them.

Grapevine Pinot gris virus (GPGV; genus Trichovirus in the family Betaflexiviridae) was detected in Australia in 2016, but its impact on the production of nursery material and fruit in Australia is still currently unknown. This study investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of GPGV in Australia.

Co-culture of different combinations of five common wine-fermenting yeasts shows that competitive outcomes are a strong function of ethanol concentration, and highlights the need to incorporate ecological interactions when designing synthetic fermenting communities.

Sunny days and cool nights have growers optimistic about this year's Napa Valley grape harvest.

Wine producers across Italy have been battling extreme weather and an uptick in fungal diseases all season. The hit means France is set to reclaim its number-one wine-producing spot for the first time in almost a decade.

Champagne house Vranken-Pommery Monopole has reported a 4.9% increase in consolidated sales in the first half of its financial year.

Packaging may be a key to making the beverage more attractive to younger drinkers, according to report.