Meet the 2025 James Beard Award Winners // Silicon Valley Bank Releases 2025 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Report

This year's winners were announced Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

There is tangible evidence that we’re moving forward through this cycle and taking active steps to improve business conditions. In addition, this report calls out the success smaller wineries are having negotiating change.

Immigration raids affect California's wine community: Trump's immigration policy has placed immigrant communities squarely in the crosshairs.

Report details economic output, job creation, tourism effects.

"Free tastings" speak to falling visitations at wineries.

Alcohol distributors’ customers should prepare for significant product shortages.

Federal guidance for U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement in agriculture has changed twice in five days, resulting in continued uncertainty for growers and farmworkers in Central Washington.

A Buellton-area winemaker is asking the courts to allow his class-action lawsuit over the “strong stench” of pot to proceed to trial.

Critical funding for runway upgrades at the growing county airport as well as federal support for other costly projects and programs is at stake, officials said.

When an agency appeals its own administrative law judge's decision twice, the system has broken down.

A running list of confirmed departures from the collapsing distributor—and where they're headed.

Raventós Codorníu owner Carlyle has appointed advisors to assess the “strategic options” for its stake in the Spanish sparkling wine group.

The Gordon Building, part of ‘First Street Napa’, was developed by Zapolski Real Estate.

These new roles tie into a continued positive momentum and growth for the estate as it celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Together, Oren, Michael’s son-in-law, and David, Harmon’s son, will take on day-to-day operational responsibility, building on nearly 30 years of combined experience and leadership at Skurnik.

The new wine culture terms to know in 2025, according to sommeliers and retailers, including natural, funky, crisp, crunchy, mouse and more.

North Bay Business Journal talks with figures at independent wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties about evolving consumer tastes and authenticity in messaging.

The Institute of Masters of Wine has released the questions from the 2025 MW exam, as well as the wines used in the practical tasting. 

Wine exam week. The long MW one.

For more than 30 years, Littorai has pioneered the exploration of terroirs on the Sonoma Coast and in Mendocino, and has influenced countless producers.

Where does Zinfandel fit in California’s wine scene today? It has its own place, and also a number of hardcore fans (there’s a group called ZAP, for Zinfandel Advocates and Producers), but it also makes a lot of inexpensive, often joyful wines.