Napa winery must shut down tasting room after 6-year legal battle // The Path to Industry-Wide Adoption of Regenerative Viticulture

On Thursday, a judge granted a preliminary injunction against Hoopes, which prohibits the small winery from selling and serving wine from its premises and hosting events. It also forces the winery to relocate its animal sanctuary, a popular attraction for visiting families, within two weeks.

For regenerative viticulture to make a meaningful impact on the wine industry, it needs to be adopted by both boutique wineries and high-volume producers—can it be done?

The 29th Annual Premiere Napa Valley trade-only wine auction, debuting the 2023 vintage red wines, concluded this past weekend on an optimistic note with a record number of lots auctioned and with US$3.3 million in sales, a 10% increase over last year’s total.

In the evolving landscape of New World wines, Australia and New Zealand have emerged as prominent players, each offering distinct and high-quality wine profiles.

One week after news of the firing of staff scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) began to unfold across the country, the broad arc of the devastating impact of federal cost-cutting measures on the grape and wine industry has begun to take shape.

Wine-based Ready to Drink beverages saw nearly 30% sales growth in the US last year. Robert Joseph wonders whether it's time we started to acknowledge their existence.

A surge in New World wine producers and a dynamic trading environment made this year’s Wine Paris a standout event.

Spanish wine producers increased their overall value of exports by €41 million in 2024, though the total volume of exported wines fell by 1,010,000hls. The UK remains the largest export market for Spanish wine.

Tuck Beckstoffer has sued to stop the sale of his share in a winery, alleging he was not informed that his shares were being auctioned until after they were sold.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces partial fund release for conservation payments, but many farmers still uncertain about their payment status.

U.S. wine sales are declining during a time of generational change—but that’s a chance to write a new chapter.

There are issues in the current US wine market, and recent reports highlight them.

Dozens of Santa Rosa winery employees retained amid layoffs elsewhere.

Winemaker Claire Hill and I speak to her experience at Texier and Mount Eden, working with old vines, and why she left California to make wine in Oregon.

Julien and Sophie Schaal have made the most of wine’s two hemispheres.

Mills has been working at Brick House since 2013, most recently as associate winemaker.

The 4 properties of the Allianz group are absent from the 2025 ranking of the Médoc crus bourgeois, while the general manager of the former is none other than the president of the latter. A resignation is announced, the interim is put in place by the two vice-presidents.

Over one hundred farmers showcased their skills at the 23rd annual Napa County Pruning Competition, a well-attended event in the North Bay.

The program, aimed at bolstering educational and career opportunities for students from rural or underserved communities, is suspended pending further review.