Ranking Napa's Vineyard Areas // What is Voltis, the experimental hybrid variety bracing Champagne for climate change?

With increasing lashes between the wine industry and environmentalists, perhaps more clarity is needed over where grapes can be planted.

This US variety is otherwise known as VRH 3159-2-12 and is a cross between the main wine grapevine species Vitis Vinifera and the US grapevine species Muscadinia. 

West Coast academics and wine pros are banding together to better understand and protect grapes from wildfire smoke damage.

Manufacturers of wine bottles from China, Chile and Mexico are facing US tariffs as high as 218.15% as part of an anti-dumping investigation.

The Ministry of Agriculture's statistical department (SSP) has forecasted 10% to 16% lower wine volumes on average.

The American wine industry is built on compelling stories: the Spanish missionaries of the Rio Grande Valley, the gold rush of 1849, the post-Prohibition era, the 1976 Judgment of Paris. But what tales does its future hold? 

The aggregate U.S. market share for the five largest distributors is approximately 30% and the largest few distributors may have shares over 50% and 67% in some regional markets.

Hospitality sales experienced a sharp decline last Wednesday as violent disorder and the threat of widespread rioting led to many businesses closing their doors and a significant drop in customer turnout.

The private equity-backed beverage group has grown through a series of acquisitions of well-known brands such as Columbia Winery and Mac & Jack's Brewing.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates unveils ambitious redevelopment plans for its 118-acre Woodinville property, featuring a boutique hotel, restaurants, enhanced concert venue, retail spaces, and limited housing.

Hundreds of thousands of people now give up alcohol for Dry January and Sober October. Some prominent members of the wine industry are taking a stand against this trend. Robert Joseph thinks they are wrong.

How much longer will we enjoy a glass of wine? It's getting dangerously close to being banned. Thanks to a German communist who couldn't hold his beer.

An Australian start-up is hoping fungi can pull carbon dioxide from the air and stash it underground. It’s one of several ventures trying to deploy the superpowers of soil to slow global warming.

USDA announced it will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving water across the West.

A comprehensive assessment of how climate change is affecting wine-producing regions across Europe and proposing pathways for increasing their resilience.

Lebanon's new generation of women winemakers are playing an important role in the region's future. With labels like Heya Wines and Love Letter, indigenous grapes are being used to make nuanced, enduring wines.

How the most influential voices in Argentine winemaking are all working together to arguably make the claim that Argentina is leading the world not just in winemaking, but crucially in site-focused, vine growing too.