No delight, just bleak risk: the framing of guidelines for safe wine-drinking // The questions circling Constellation

The framing of guidelines for safe wine-drinking resembles the anti-vaccination rhetoric used by Robert F Kennedy Jr.

The Modelo and Corona maker beat earnings forecasts for its latest quarter, but its biggest beers are losing volume and the company is trimming local jobs while it builds in Mexico.

Burgundy has gained a new appellation for Chardonnay. On October 29, 2026, a decree was signed officially recognizing white wines under the Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois blanc designation, according to the trade association Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB). 

Still wine deepens its decline while sparkling wine turns positive and non-alc holds strong. NielsenIQ breaks down four weeks of U.S. wine retail data through Oct. 24.

From Wine Spectator's Top 100 to near-extinction: the story of how the Durell Syrah clone shaped California wine, and why it's worth saving.

A temporary layoff affects 91 workers in Napa as employers across Napa and Sonoma counties report job cuts and closures.

Shanghai-based fine wine trader WINEXSH has applied for bankruptcy liquidation, with a supplier reporting an unpaid order and Chinese wine media citing complaints from customers unable to collect wines or secure refunds.

For years, success in the wholesale channel was measured in cases shipped. Speakers at multiple sessions of the Wine Industry Financial Symposium, held Nov. 10-11 at CIA at Copia in Napa, argued that metric now hides a problem: cases that don't make money for the winery, the distributor or both.

The magazine is evolving its editorial team with new regional assignments and the elevation of Larry Rubin to taster.

The new digital platform aims to make wine education, discovery, and culture more accessible to enthusiasts as the U.S. wine industry generates more than $323 billion in economic activity.

From Ornellaia to Monty Python and an English white bull terrier, this was a lunch filled with joyful stories from a remarkable life in wine.

The 2023 Contour and Keyline Estate Red Blends debut alongside the third vintage of the acclaimed Estate Chenin Blanc, marking a new chapter in the Solari-Baker family's exploration of climate-adaptive viticulture and the future of Napa Valley winemaking.

Earlier this week, I wrote about Wonderwerk, a natural wine brand that, alongside some other California wineries, is helping the one-liter wine bottle go mainstream. It’s just one of many ways Wonderwerk is connecting with younger consumers and debunking the stereotype that Gen Z doesn’t drink.

Beyond the buzz about industry change, WIN Expo speakers are giving wine businesses real strategies to act on—from DTC experimentation to smarter, more distinctive marketing.

Cru Wine has launched a new AI sommelier for its consumers which it says will act "the way a good private client manager does". 

Second Day of Wine Industry Financial Symposium Dives Into Cost-Cutting Tactics, While Consumer Sentiment Hovers at Historic Lows

Acker's upcoming Birthday auction will feature spectacular wines from the extensive collection of Lewis Chester, a.k.a. "the Magnum Man."

For 47 years the Nashville Wine Auction has raised millions of dollars to support cancer-related organizations in Middle Tennessee. Its events have raised $45 million so far.