Sonoma County Vintners cuts jobs, restructures amid wine sales decline // Ste Michelle Wine Estates accused of widespread wage violations

Sonoma County Vintners, the nonprofit trade association representing 250 wineries, laid off four employees last Friday amidst major restructuring. But revived partnerships bring renewed hope.

A newly filed lawsuit accuses Ste. Michelle Wine Estates of failing to pay overtime, withholding wages, and denying legally required meal and rest breaks for hundreds of hourly workers across Washington and the United States.

The San Joaquin Board of Supervisors approved the new Lodi Winery Business Improvement District at their meeting on Tuesday.

French wine production has plummeted to 60-year lows, as trade wars and changing drinking habits hurt sales.

Forbes Magazine has published its list of the 50 best wineries in the world, with five Australian wineries making the list.

California winegrape growers removed nearly 40,000 acres (7% of total vineyards) from 2024-2025 amid slumping sales, with San Joaquin and Fresno counties hit hardest; experts say another 50,000 acres must go for market balance.

It's the third Thursday of November, which means this year's Beaujolais Nouveau has gone on sale. Massively popular in the 1980s, the wine has seen its sales fall sharply in recent years. The French…

Americans love a winner, General George Patton famously said, in a speech to the US Army during World War II. We Brits, on the other hand, have a reputation for championing the underdog. I sometimes wonder whether it was my British background that le...

We’ve got used to the idea of AI, and how it might be useful. But for many, AI is merely about understanding the world through words and pictures used in machine learning. And they are an indirect representation of the world around us.

For two years, Moldova has exported more information technology (IT) talent than wine. But what happens when the country’s two..

Your tasting room staff shouldn't spend Black Friday hunting for tracking numbers.

“ The restoration of its traditional name, Grašac, has sparked something of a revolution among winemakers eager to revitalise and explore the grape’s potential.” Ian Bancroft analyses the chequered and intriguing history of the Central and East European white wine grape variety, Grašac, that has been reborn since it was renamed from Italian Riesling and is now being celebrated by winemakers eager to make up for lost time.

During the episode, Ria and Lindsey dive into the origin of Pommeau in northwestern France—typically produced by blending apple brandy with fresh apple juice—and discuss how American cideries, distilleries, and other craft producers are beginning to construct domestic interpretations

Joseph Phelps CEO David Pearson on why he is leading a shift to regenerative viticulture to create vines with a productive 100-year lifespan.

A new $40 per-hectare rebate has been launched for the 2025-26 growing season in South Australia. SA grapegrowers can now apply for this rebate to trial resting their vineyards.

No one is championing Chinese wine in Australia quite like Hamish Williams. He officially launched importer / distributor Periphery Wine last year and is already on his third shipment, connecting consumers to wines made across China, including from Gloriville, Puchang, Silver Heights, Shofang, Tinnyu and Xiao Pu.

Under five acres, the Clos du Mesnil vineyard offers an ideal framework for a new winemaker to learn the Krug philosophy of individuality.

Montalcino arrives at Benvenuto Brunello buoyed by record tourism and renewed momentum in bottled wine. Yet the region’s optimism sits beside ongoing uncertainty over tariffs and shifting global markets.

WellingtonNZ and partner regions have received a major tourism and hospitality boost, putting the Classic New Zealand Wine Trail in the international spotlight.

From sagebrush valleys to skin-contact whites, New Mexico’s winemakers are proving the country’s first wine region still has plenty to pour.

Decanter contributing editor Andrew Jefford explores Germany's evolving wine landscape, as an example of 'quiet change' wrought by a warming climate...