Patz & Hall Co-Founder James Hall Buys His Winery Back // The Wine Industry’s Human Rights Challenge

Washington wine giant Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is selling the Sonoma Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer as it shifts focus away from California.

It’s time to scrutinize the significant labor issues facing the wine sector—and explore the preliminary steps being taken to mitigate them.

According to the Gomberg Fredrikson Report, nearly 68 million gallons of foreign bulk wine was imported by California wineries in 2022.

Does Napa's famously rich style trump terroir? One expert thinks it's time to have a hard conversation.

When Eric Jensen sold his Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo County) wine brand Booker Vineyard to one of the largest U.S. wine conglomerates, he expected some peers to label him a sellout. But he didn’t anticipate that the sale would turn him into a mentor to some of the industry’s most in-demand winemakers.

Recently, the WSWA released “Regulators and Lawmakers Across the Country Sound the Alarm on DTC Spirits Shipping.”[1] In this writeup there is trotted out an isolated purchase from a state representative and statistics from Massachusetts that when analyzed further, don’t exactly support the conclusion.

This is my annual attempt to plead for your help, without which we can't produce the 13th Annual Direct-to-Consumer Report. If there was ever a time when actionable information and insights were needed, this is the time. But we are close to a crisis point being unable to get s sufficient survey responses. 

Following its first foray into table wine production with the purchase of a pan-regional Portuguese producer last year, Taylor’s Port has made another acquisition – this time in the Douro.

Trinchero Family Estates (TFE) has added the wines of Celler Vall Llach to the range of Spanish wines it distributes in the US.

Breaking through the glass ceiling of improbable, 10 women make our curated list of the most daring among the Who’s Who in the wine industry.

Crimson Wine Group (OTCQB: CWGL) is announcing a new structure to its Executive Leadership team, including multiple promotions, that will allow the commercial teams to work as one and ensure both the company and its portfolio brands' future growth.

The global bulk wine market is heading into the second quarter of the year looking more ‘normal’ than it has done for some months: rather than each market united in slowness, some have seen an uptick.

With the wine industry focused on capturing the attention of larger numbers of younger consumers, few if any brands have had as much success doing so as Josh Cellars.

The new AVA covers a portion of California’s Contra Costa County, located in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Area.

As the climate changes, winter is shortening, causing vines and trees to bud earlier in the year, thereby increasing the chances they will be exposed to spring cold snaps and frost that can be hazardous to yields.

President Biden has signed a package of bills that includes $205 million in construction funding for Sites Reservoir.

A new project will create an industry-specific tool for New Zealand winegrowers to help them develop a customised freshwater farm plan for their vineyard or property.