Grape Listings and Temperatures Hit High // 19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards

With the start of the 2024 harvest a little more than a month away, the WineBusiness.com grape listings hit a record high in June. 

A Santa Barbara County wildfire in the mountains above the Santa Ynez Valley has spread to more than 19,000 acres, causing evacuations near vineyards and Neverland Ranch.

Australian company Just Wines continues its acquisition rampage with the purchase of Beer Cartel; further evidence that the company is becoming an ever more influential player.

Investigating the impact of an important recent Supreme Court case on wine.

Spanish bulk wine is turning up in bottles and bag-in-box from Portugal to Germany, but surplus stocks in Portugal have prompted producers and regions to call for greater controls – some even want quotas on wine imports from Spain.

While wine grape varieties in California often change to reflect what is in or out of vogue with winemakers and consumers, the types and styles of wines that are made are also affected by trellising choices in the vineyard.

Northwestern Spain has been hit by severe hailstorms with DOs Bierzo and Valdeorra likely to see both the 2024 and 2025 harvests deeply affected.

Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate.

Dangerous heat conditions are expected this week in much of California, including the Wine Country, Lodi, Paso Robles.

From outstanding legacy vineyards in Napa and a cutting-edge winemaker in Sonoma comes this incredible new wine.

If there was ever an all-encompassing case of Good things come to those who wait, then it would be the Southern Rhône appellation of Gigondas finally being approved to produce white wines in September of 2022.

Current wine consumption woes are mainly due to China.

Many people believe that Napa Valley just sprang on the modern wine scene and declared itself the most prestigious wine region in America.

What began as a broker advising clients that Diageo might be a good stock to buy because it looks undervalued has developed into growing speculation.

The purchase includes a small vineyard and Madrigal’s wine production facility and tasting room.

Chile’s Viña Undurraga has announced the acquisition of VFC Wines, the company that controls both Viña Bouchon and Viña Bisquertt.

At a time when the wine industry is crying out for dynamic new talent it is a crying shame to be losing one of its most innovative, creative and influential wine figures who has made such an impact on the wine merchant and importer sector in only his relatively short period in the trade.

The next wave of female leaders in agriculture have met in the nation’s capital to kickstart their journey with the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program.

While nonalcoholic wines are gaining popularity, some studies have suggested that the health benefits associated with moderate red wine consumption, such as improved endothelial function and cardiovascular health, may not extend to their nonalcoholic counterparts.

Research published in JAMA Network Open was based on a study that followed 25,315 women for 25 years.