New report finds Sonoma County's undocumented workforce generates $2.3 billion in economic output // As Wine Sales Soften, What Will Happen to the World’s Coopers?

Escalated deportation and detention efforts could have lasting and deep effects on the local economy, powered in key sectors, including agriculture and construction, by immigrants, the report found.

Cooperage, the art of transforming a tree into a barrel, is a trade in peril. Here’s how artisan operations are weathering the storm.

After a lengthy solo mission on the Chronicle’s very busy wine beat, I’m excited to introduce our new wine reporter: Lucy Hodgman. 

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an Ohio court case that would have helped free up interstate wine shipping.

On a Saturday afternoon this past summer, a group of wine-world stars assembled at the Unfiltered festival in Berkeley, California, to discuss table wine. Specifically, California table wine. 

A pioneering 45-year-old California winery’s fate hangs in the balance as the result of a bitter, decade-long sibling feud that has spanned multiple lawsuits. Now, if the winery can’t find a buyer by Oct. 15, it could be forced to cease operations and liquidate its assets. 

Penfolds has recorded the largest decline in brand value among the world's leading Champagne and wine brands, according to Brand Finance.

Even the producers of bargain wines are struggling.

There’s something refreshing about unfiltered or unfined wines.

The Gérard Basset Foundation, Douro producer Casa Ferreirinha and Liquid Icons have named Christy Fuhrman and Loreto Pancorbo as the recipients of the 2026 Barca-Velha Golden Vines MW Scholarships.

Thorvald, the autonomous farming robot, is transforming agriculture by replacing chemical fungicide treatments with light, already protecting thousands of acres of vineyards and a significant share of the UK's strawberry production.

Burgundy wine exports to the U.S. were down 9.8% by volume to 19.1 million bottles (1.6m cases) and 21.2% by value to €292 million ($332m) in the 12 months through July, according to the Bourgogne Wine Board.

Exports of American wines continued their decline in the six-month period through July 2026. However, the pace of the contraction has recently slowed, aided by a stabilization in the Canadian market off a low baseline.

It may be available in Alberta, but consumers have put a cork in much of the U.S. wine sales in the province, say liquor retailers.

European wine producers have welcomed a committee vote rejecting tougher language on alcohol-related health risks and restrictions on wine promotion. However, the European Parliament has yet to vote on the report, with a decision expected in November.

A new directive has just come into play and it has implications for anyone using green credentials to sell wine.

Rootstock trials point to disease-resistant options and lower inputs.

California's wine industry faces shifting consumer tastes, climate challenges and declining demand as North Bay winemakers explore new ways to thrive.

Chris Boiling investigates an ancient wine-land beginning to get back on its feet. 

Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, has seen a flourishing vine and wine sector with two international events held here simultaneously.