Napa crop report shows rise in grape values // Inflation drives consumers to drink at home

Napa County on Tuesday released an annual crop report for 2022 that showed a total production value of $894 million, almost all of it wine grapes.

To avoid rising inflation costs, 26% of US consumers are spending more on drinking at home rather than going out to bars.

With the passage of Senate Bill No. 1013, beginning on January 1, 2024, wine and spirits will be included in California’s state container deposit system established by the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (known as the “Bottle Bill”).

The IWSR report indicates influences on and key regions of product development within the sector.

Jacky Blot, who gained a reputation for producing some of the Loire Valley’s most intense and beautifully balanced wines, has died at the age of 75.

After selling his first winery in 2007, Napa winemaker Mark Herold has sold his namesake...

Wine experts including our own Ray Isle analyze wine culture, from hospitality to wine trends like natural wine and canned wine. Here are sommeliers' insights on diversity, environmental issues, and more.

Since its peak in 2007, when some 250 million hectolitres was consumed, global wine consumption has trended downward amid successive headwinds.

This summer will see the biggest change to Bordeaux's wine landscape since phylloxera, with hybrid grapes getting the green light. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

A groundbreaking biofungicide, developed by UK firm Eden Research PLC, has gained regulatory approval in New Zealand to help fight botrytis in its Sauvignon Blanc.

Nearly all of Wollersheim Winery's red grape crop will be lost this year after an unusual stretch of hot weather in April caused most of the vines to bloom prematurely.

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Bartholomew Broadbent is the CEO of Broadbent Selections, Bartholomew has been widely recognized for his influence on the US wine market.

James McCeney, Patz & Hall's Assistant Winemaker in 2012 and 2013, has been appointed Winemaker at Patz & Hall. McCeney was hand-selected by Patz & Hall Founder and Winemaker James Hall as his successor to take the winery to new heights.

Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Wine Enthusiast magazine, cofounder of Wine Enthusiast Companies Adam Strum looks back at wine during the 80s.

Grapes are an economically important commodity, supplying fresh, dried, and processed markets worldwide. Although grapes are not a crop you immediately …

With few biodynamic wineries in the state, will younger buyers help shift the balance?