Governor Hochul Requests Disaster Declaration for Growers Who Sustained Significant Crop Loss from April Frost // Former Winery Employee Sues Darioush Khaledi Winery Over Alleged Hostile Work Environment

Following an early bloom due to warmer than normal temperatures, frost conditions in April 2026 significantly impacted many fruit operations, including apple, stone fruit, grape and strawberry growers.

The former winery host alleges sexual harassment, pressure to serve intoxicated guests, wrongful termination, seeks back pay, millions in damages.

Instead of taking the easy win

Beneficial bacteria show promise against vineyard trunk disease.

Dos’ Bar, the Sonoma tasting room serving natural wine and cider that tried to turn into a neighborhood gathering place, has closed after roughly two years in business.

While much of the equality buzz has been around gender and sexuality, class is the forgotten battlefield for wine.

M. Shanken Communications, Inc. has promoted Miriam Morgenstern to Publisher of Wine Spectator, effective June 1, 2026.

Acclaimed Sommelier, Author, and Importer Brings Two Decades of Global Experience to New Role

The program will award funding to individuals pursuing certification, professional development, and other wine-focused educational opportunities.

The Italian Wine Podcast, in partnership with the Italian Wine Academy and acclaimed wine educator Gill Gordon Smith, is launching a 30-episode audio learning series for wine students preparing for WSET and other industry-standard courses.

The California wine market has now entered a new phase of its correction cycle—one that is more nuanced and, for buyers, may be more consequential than the headlines suggest.

Bruce Sonnen pulls out the math, like he's done it a hundred times, because he probably has. "We touch the vines up here in Oregon about 15 to 17 times a year," said the owner of Van Duzer Vineyards in the Willamette Valley.

As growers grapple with rising temperatures, drought and increasingly erratic weather patterns, attention is turning to one of viticulture's oldest assets: soil.

A special workshop series focused on growing wine grapes and nut crops in variable weather will be held in Stockton, Modesto and Parlier.

In the second part of our interview, Breakthru Beverage Group co-chairmen Danny Wirtz and Charlie Merinoff discuss investments intended to fuel future growth at the nation’s second-largest distributor and more.

Napa Valley winery to transition distribution in Arizona, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas and Washington, D.C. to Reyes Beverage Group.

The wine industry seems to have confused making wine more accessible with dumbing down everything to its lowest possible point.

I am always impressed with how much restaurateurs seem to expect from their customers, or what they consider “fair”.