Ste. Michelle Wine Estates CEO takes top job at Far Niente // DISCUS Statement on the Federal Government Shutdown

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates CEO Shawn Conway is moving to take the helm at rival US wine group Far Niente Wine Estates.

The federal government shutdown will have a significant and detrimental impact on the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the lead federal agency responsible for permitting, regulating and collecting taxes on distilled spirits.

A case management conference is set for Oct. 7, 2025, in Napa County Superior Court for the complaint filed in April by Hoopes against Blackbird Vineyards.

The alleged bribes included luxury watches, designer handbags, and trips to Hawaii and Las Vegas.

Despite a long association with Europeans, Chinese laborers established the iconic vineyards of Sonoma and Napa Valleys.

Gérard Basset Foundation, Wine Scholar Guild, and Académie du Vin Library continue to support Bordeaux Mentor Week

The numbers are stark and deepen the strain on an industry already on its heels.

New Zealand Winegrowers has released its 2025 Annual Report, which includes an update on the 2025 vintage.

And how to cut your booze bill when you eat out.

IBWSS San Francisco 2026 equips wine & spirits professionals with strategies to navigate new consumers, economics, and global trade.

It’s not just the drink itself being demonised, but the companies who make it.

Officials are trying something unusual to warm things up: paying people to throw banquets - the latest attempt to revive an ailing food-and-beverage industry battered by the policy’s spillover effects. 

The Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. 1341 and 1342, severely restricts the conduct of business by agencies during a lapse of appropriations.

Another case has come forth of bribery occurring at a major supermarket chain with a large winery and a large wholesaler alleged to be involved. We can rinse and repeat as these stories repeat themselves time and time again.

From do-it-yourself help (using ChatGPT) for Massican Wines’ winemaker to Atlas Vineyard Management harnessing AgCode data to giant Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) using predictive data software, artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads in how growers are using AI to improve their bottom lines.

Preproposal applications due November 7

A Victorian company releases Australia's first aluminium wine bottles to reduce its carbon footprint, while acknowledging drinkers may take some convincing. 

We talk sustainability in wine with Diana Snowden Seysses, consultant winemaker at Domaine de Triennes and an advocate for sustainability in the industry.

Thomas Boudat shares his unique journey from being a professional cyclist to managing his family's wine estate in Bordeaux.

Host Carol Collison talks with John Glazewski, Director of Distributor Partnerships at one of the largest wine companies in the world, Pernod Ricard.