Napa County eyes adjustments if ‘estate vineyard tasting’ bill is signed // B.C. government extending vintage replacement support comes too late

Napa County delays update on Temporary Event Permit Ordinance as it prepares for AB 720, awaiting Gov. Newsom’s signature. Bill would introduce “estate vineyard tasting” events.

It looks as if the government has done something when the actual effect might not be that different than doing nothing while saying no more is coming. It’s an outrage.

Nicholas Kimberly vividly remembers the first time he tasted organic wine made with grapes grown in New England.

A former UK ambassador is leading the fight against calls to treat alcohol like tobacco.

It’s nearly impossible to determine the depth of a pool when the water lacks clarity and illumination. And yet, this is what the wine industry is attempting to do as it waits for a rebound in sales. 

This kind of event is rare but extremely serious.

A new lawsuit filed against Tennessee’s law that requires hemp derived products go through a three-tier system, similar to liquor, will test the wholesaler-led march to dominate and take over the hemp industry.

British Columbia’s government controlled liquor distribution system (BCLDB) is now in crisis mode due to a strike by the BCGEU which has now shut down all of the government liquor distribution warehouses and a significant number of high volume government retail stores.

Château de Pommard is introducing “affordable” Burgundy cuvées that can be sold in restaurants by the glass for around €15 to address the problem of young wine lovers drinking less Burgundy because they cannot afford it.

Chapel Down has pulled the plug on a flagship winery development, citing planning delays and shifting market realities.

In the four weeks ended Aug. 9, sales of domestic table and sparkling wines through NIQ off-premise outletstotaled $867.3 million, down nearly 7% compared to a year ago.

Alcohol is still the top restaurant drink, per Harris Poll, but Gen Z is ordering differently—with more mocktails, sodas, and flexible drinking habits.

Vranken-Pommery Monopole has entered exclusive talks to sell Champagne house Heidsieck & Co Monopole to Lanson-BCC subsidiary Maison Burtin.

Marchesi Frescobaldi, with annual sales of $171 million, of which about 16% comes from the U.S., is one of Italy’s most venerable wine companies.

The topic at hand? Our ability to build our histories not only via the murky conduits of our own memories, but through the limitlessness of our devices. Cold, hard, digital knowledge, endlessly piling up.

A timeline tracking the remarkable developments in wine over the past 25 years.

ProWein, the international trade fair for the wine and spirits industry, has unveiled a rebrand, changing its name to ProWein Düsseldorf and refreshing its visual identity.

Following the incredible success of last year’s debut, the NJ Wine Expo is back for its second annual celebration on November 15, at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ— during the beloved New Jersey Wine Month!

Near the border of Catalunya and Aragón, I was walking out into the vineyards with Ramon Roqueta of Celler Lafou.

As fate would have it, Ben Smith, owner and winemaker of Cadence winery in Seattle, got hurt on the very first day of harvest.