Raising labour standard in the wine industry 'unsexy, but important' // California wine giant Gallo announces another facility closure, layoffs

The wine industry needs to have use both a “carrot and a stick” in order to raise labour standard in viticulture and the supply chain – which may be an “unsexy” topic, but one of increasing importance.

Modesto-based alcohol producer and distributor Gallo announced it will close one of its facilities and lay off 20 workers, industry publication Wine Business reported, the latest in a string of shutdowns the company has enacted during a troubling period for the wine industry.

A recently released study shows that there is no observed increased association between moderate alcohol consumption and cancer mortality.

As a key pillar of 'Ascent' transformation.

Two Central Coast vineyard properties long owned by the late international investor and philanthropist Fawzi Al Saleh have come to market, offering buyers an opportunity to acquire professionally managed vineyard estates in two of California’s most respected winegrowing regions.

Another major wine conglomerate is downsizing amid record declines in U.S. alcohol consumption and wine sales. 

It’s called the SmartFlower – an array of solar panels that resemble a sunflower – and apart from producing clean energy, it also turns heads.

The industry keeps telling itself that its customers are demanding greener winemaking. Research backs that up. Or does it?

Despite what the wine trade might prefer to believe, wine’s social license to operate has never been guaranteed.

At Full Pour, [Lauren] Buzzeo has created a physical magazine for the future.

An appeal – if accepted by the Supreme Court – could seriously open up wine shipping within the US.

A reborn pre-Prohibition winery north of St. Helena looks to the future.

Faced with a grape surplus, some North Coast growers are inviting campers to their land as a vital strategy to diversify and stabilize revenue. A new state law seeks to simplify the complex permitting to make it happen.

Juneteenth 2026 is driving Black culinary travel through Napa wine events, winery partnerships, curated trips and Black-owned hospitality businesses.

American Airlines joins the list of canceled flight routes from LAX.

Livermore Valley is affordable, accessible and quietly making some of California's most exciting wines.

Founded in 2023, Apollo's Praise has swiftly become one of the Finger Lakes' most talked-about new wineries.

The arrival of El Niño is expected to be declared 'imminently', with meteorologists warning there is a 40% chance the storm could escalate into a rare "Super El Niño".

An unusually strong Pacific jet persists, driving continued unsettled West Coast weather into June.

Fifty years ago, latitude functioned as a useful approximation of climate. Today, the lines are increasingly blurred as equivalent latitudes yield wildly contrasting wine styles, writes James Lawrence.