Napa Valley finds itself between a rock and a hard place // Victim asks judge to make Foppoli, winery pay $20 million in damages for alleged rape

Napa Valley wineries confront a growing set of challenges, including regulatory shifts, evolving tourist preferences and market volatility. Known worldwide for its wine, the region has historically been guided by the 1968 Agricultural Preserve.

Farrah Abraham claims the former Windsor mayor raped her after possibly drugging her during a 2021 wine tasting event in Florida. She has sued him and his winery, but neither have filed any response to her claim in court.

Today on the "VinePair Podcast," Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss what might be at play in the wine industry with recent sales and acquisitions.

After a dramatic rebound in salaries triggered by a competitive recruiting market and the optimism of the early post-pandemic years, the 2023 WineBusiness Monthly/Western Management Group Salary Survey Report found a much more modest increase in base average salaries.

New EU regulations are going to force the wine industry to focus their attention on back labels. Robert Joseph argues that this is no bad thing. Reading time: 4m 45s

Will success spoil Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc? That is the question that haunts the 50+ winery members of Appellation Marlborough Wine (AMW). Sauvignon Blanc, as everyone knows, is New ZealandR…

It’s been quite a roller coaster ride over the past six months. The banking industry has undergone many changes; my bank was no exception. Given our specific challenges, I didn’t think this day would come again…

The Sweeney family sold Vine Cliff Winery this summer to an entity controlled by the head of a worldwide security company based in Montreal, Canada, according to the county deed and state records.

Full Glass Wine Co., a brand acquisition and management firm focused on Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) wine, today announced the acquisition of Wine Insiders…

Coop's wine assortment breaks from traditional private labeling by featuring the names of wineries and cooperatives on the label. Reading time: 1m 25s

Entrepreneur Qu Naijie is accused of embezzling €32 million (£28m) of Chinese state subsidies granted for investment in digital technology to buy 25 châteaux in Bordeaux instead.

The lawyer for the LVMH tycoon has brushed off allegations facing Europe’s richest man centred on a deal with Russian billionaire Nikolai Sarkisov.

Wine and spirit distributor Enotria&Coe has appointed a new CEO to head up the business, as Troy Christensen steps back after relocating to the US.

During a decades-long tenure at E. & J. Gallo Winery, Joseph E. Gallo calmly charted a course for the world’s largest wine producer.

If you detected the familiar aroma of coconut in a young Merlot wine, you might surmise that it was derived from barrel aging and characterize it as a secondary aroma. Likewise, if you perceive dri…

Rising alcohol levels in wine due, in part, to a warming climate are prompting winemakers to look for alternative yeast strains beyond Saccharomyces cerevisiae…

Monterey, CA - October 2, 2023 - The Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association is excited to announce that the 2023 Monterey County wine grape

Picking has started in the UK with English wineries calling the harvest “amazing” and reporting “unbelievable” yields.

October 3, 2023 — Text messaging is now an essential B2C communication channel and mainstream adoption continues to grow. To best serve the needs of

Beam Suntory has seen some trading down lately in the U.S., Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami said in an interview with Yahoo Finance late last week, but believes premiumization remains the right strategy for the business over the long term. … Continue reading →

A toast over dinner. As has been pointed out often enough, wine means different things to different people. Those of us extremely enthusiastic about and

Wine is on the up. Retailer Majestic Wine said earlier this month it was prepping for its “biggest Christmas ever”; as trade sales for the alcoholic...

As the U.S. weighs new guidelines that would significantly reduce the suggested number of drinks per week, a movement brews to equate drinking with smoking.

New research finds that moderate wine drinking after a breast cancer diagnosis does not raise the risk of recurrence or death—and may even improve health outcomes for some women