It's a Fine Time for American Wine // Napa court's tentative ruling fines Hoopes winery $1.5 million

A collective of wine pros is energizing the industry with new perspectives on sustainability and an embrace of native grapes.

Napa County and Hoopes Vineyard winery returned to Napa County Superior Court on Wednesday.

A trade body for wholesalers has slammed California’s new direct-to-consumer shipping bill, claiming it “weakens” the three-tier system.

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Lodi Winegrape Commission proposes changes that could lead to better contracts for local farms.

Industry shares a similar problem with almonds.

Whole-cluster fermentation isn't new in winemaking, but the way it is used is changing.

Randy Ullom, the winemaker responsible for producing one of the US's favourite Chardonnay wines, is retiring after 32 years with Californian wine producer Kendall-Jackson. 

Texas wine grape growers are reporting high-quality fruit this season despite scattered weather-related challenges and ongoing uncertainty in wine markets, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist.

Early harvest, healthy grapes, and excellent quality point to a very promising vintage.

While total sparkling wine volume is projected to decline for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, brands priced at least $15 a 750-ml. bottle remain resilient, and are expected to propel the total category to an overall gain.

As a whole, craft spirits sales remain nearly evenly split between the home state (48.5%) and other states (51.5%) in 2024.

The Ohio House Republicans are set to introduce legislation that would allow stores and breweries to sell THC-infused drinks, but prohibit all other forms of "intoxicating hemp" products.

A newly signed California law aims to turn more recycled glass back into wine bottles and keep glass manufacturing jobs right here at home.

Jancis Robinson, arguably the most revered living wine writer, has been on the beat for 50 years. Here’s what she thinks about the arc of California wine over the last half-century.

How many people can say they did that?

James Wellesley and Stephen Burton offered unwitting investors the chance to make high-interest loans backed by rare wines, but both the wines and the borrowers proved fictitious.

The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they’ll begin to arrive Thursday.

"It's a hotel, wine tasting and restaurant. It's gonna be good stuff."

The Napa County Board of Supervisors narrowly approved its first major fee overhaul in more than a decade, sharply raising costs for hotels, restaurants and large homes.