Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tariff // Napa County eyes changes to rules on small wineries amid industry struggles

The 200% tariff would be applied to European wine, champagne and spirits.

Napa’s smallest wineries say strict rules are squeezing them out — now, the county is considering long-awaited changes that could decide their future.

Two-thirds of independent German wine producers are in trouble, according to industry experts. What brought on this crisis, and how are wineries adapting to stay afloat?

Farmers estimate about a third of Oregon vineyards grow grapes organically, but only 3% of wineries use the USDA organic label, said Drew Herman, director of viticulture for Alexana Estates Vineyard & Winery.

The Press Democrat, the regional newspaper based in Santa Rosa, California, has long been considered a jewel among small city papers.

A new report, which has brought together some of the world’s leading bartenders, claims there is a bright future for bars, if they can embrace certain key trends.

US consumer confidence continues to fall amid fears of inflation and concerns over President Donald Trump’s aggressive push-reversal-push on tariffs. Purchases of luxury goods, including wine, are notable silver linings. 

Moving forward, Proctor said, flat is the new up.

It is said that making fine wine requires patience, vision and a touch of alchemy. Running a publicly listed wine company, however, demands considerably more bureaucracy, not to mention a willingness to stomach the market’s wild mood swings.

Germany’s is one of the world’s top wine import markets. If you’ve got quality wine at a moderate price to offer, here’s who Felix Bodmann says you should speak to.

Canada is responding to new U.S. tariffs with retaliatory tariffs. American products are also being pulled off shelves.

An innovative program that paid small farmers to grow much-needed produce for California food banks is losing it’s federal funding.

The research team led by Carsten Brühl shows for the first time that synthetic chemical pesticides from conventional agriculture do not remain on the cultivated areas, but spread from the lowlands to the Black Forest and the Palatinate Forest.

Free educational webinar to help wineries take their DTC strategy to the next level. March 27th at 11am PT.

The Annual SVB Direct to Consumer Survey continues to be open through March 24th, and I need your help with contributing your own data. Participants will get a success guide.

Before we can get younger generations to drink older vintages, we need to fix the economics of ageing wine.

This unworkable tax regime further burdens South Africa's already struggling wine sector.

The German wine industry lost one of its most impactful figures on Sunday March 9 with the passing of groundbreaking importer Rudi Wiest.

JoAnn Cherry, co-founder with her husband Cris, of MAHA Estate and Villa Creek Wines in Paso Robles, was a force of nature and an early advocate for organic and biodynamic farming along California's Central Coast.