Napa County supervisors favor fee on groundwater users to support sustainability // In praise of canned wine

On Tuesday, the Napa County Board of Supervisors favored a staff-recommended fee program based on groundwater extraction. But there are more steps in the process before that fee is figured out.

They might still seem unconventional and even unacceptable to some, but plenty of people are championing these containers.

All major categories except RTDs posted volume declines in January to July 2024 – but new monthly state-by-state IWSR analysis shows a more nuanced picture.

Included among the sales the bankruptcy court approved Tuesday were B.R. Cohn, Kunde, Sonoma Coast Vineyards and Ace Cider. The Santa Rosa-anchored portfolio reported assets of $425 million when it filed for bankruptcy in July.

U.S. companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct. 1 strike that could jam supply chains and reignite inflation ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

Wild claims about cancer and drinking leave out the important part.

Champagne sales may have declined in the once-booming Australian market, but there's an opportunity for raising turnover as demand diversifies into higher-value and drier styles when it comes to this famous French fizz.

The number of posts advertising grapes for sale on the WineBusiness Bulk Wine & Grape board continues to set new records.

When to going gets tough, the wine industry circles the wagons and shoots inward. It has resigned itself to bankruptcies and a much smaller market.

I worry that we have forgotten to feel wine.

Leading nutritionist and health scientist Tim Spector has spoken about his passion for a couple of glasses of wine a day.

Who are the people behind the anti-alcohol movement? And why are there so many anti-alcohol stories appearing in the media? 

Californian winemaker Castle Rock Winery is moving its processing and bottling operations to local peer Martin Ray Winery.

The deal includes Doctors' 235-acre vineyard, first planted in 1991.

There's a rich history of wine in Armenia stretching back 11,000 years, but the last 20 have seen its modern transformation.

Winemaking power duo Dermot and Ana Sugrue finally have a permanent home for their Sussex wine project, Sugrue South Downs, with a newly opened winery now sitting at the top of Wivelsfield’s Bee Tree vineyard.

Australia's top producers on which grape varieties have the most untapped potential for the country's premium wines in the coming years.

Aude Watrelot, assistant professor of food science and human nutrition and extension enology specialist at Iowa State University, is leading a project to better understand the challenges faced by wine industry professionals across the U.S.

Steve Jacobson makes a hat trick with his latest win, cementing his “All-Star” status in the annual reader contest. Watch his video and see the runners up!

Two outstanding students received the ASEV Presidents' Award for Scholarship in Enology and Viticulture for exceeding expectations of the traditional scholarship program.