Jackson Family Wines closes major winery, confirms layoffs // New Lawsuit Aims to Increase Out-of-State Wineries’ Access to California Retail Market

For the fourth time in 2026, a major California wine company has confirmed layoffs.

I’ve joined Sean O’Leary, a prominent alcohol attorney you may know as the “Irish Liquor Lawyer,” in filing a case against the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the California Attorney General to challenge unconstitutional alcohol laws.

The Thomas Keller–associated producer will source Cabernet Sauvignon from the 19th-century ranch in the Oak Knoll District AVA of Napa Valley.

The U.S. Census Bureau released data for December 2025 exports, allowing us to analyze the full year of wine exports compared to 2024.

A new independent research initiative, the Napa Valley Wine Study, has launched to explore how collectors and engaged consumers discover, evaluate, and purchase high-end Napa Valley wines.

House of Smith, the trailblazing Washington winery founded by award-winning winemaker Charles Smith, today announced a nationwide search for more than 100 independent sales ambassadors to support market expansion in key states.

Small wineries are losing ground to wholesale influence and industry silence. It's time to unite.

Democratic lawmakers in New York have introduced bills that would allow supermarkets and local bodegas to sell hard alcohol and wine.

Doubt is the only certainty a bewildered wine industry can rely on as President Trump looks for alternatives to tariffs.

The Liberty Justice Center and co-counsel Neal Katyal today filed coordinated motions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) to enforce the ruling and initiate refunds.

Estate winery brings 130+ years of wine industry experience and regenerative farming to produce site-driven Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays.

Why "de-mystifying" wine, and trying to sell young people cheap plonk, doesn't work.

If you keep reading beyond this sentence, I’ll consider it a win.

Oregon’s 2025 growing season was warm and otherwise uneventful.

It has been an exceptionally hot and dry summer in the King Valley, but grapegrowers who managed to avoid damage from an unseasonal frost late last year, are looking forward to seeing what this year’s harvest will bring.

Women may be steering away from wine due to fear of spiking, student focus groups have told a new report - making it imperative the industry finds a way to make it safer to consume wine. 

Nearly a quarter of drinks professionals have considered leaving the industry because of harassment or discrimination, according to new data from Drinks United.