US alcohol distributors must face startup's antitrust lawsuit // Classics shine at HK sale but Bordeaux market still sluggish

Leading U.S. alcohol distributors Southern Glazer’s and Republic National Distributing must face a lawsuit from a rival digital distribution platform that accuses them of stifling competition, a judge ruled, on Thursday.

Classic Bordeaux and Burgundy fine wines have had a good run at recent Hong Kong auctions but the overall secondary market remains quiet.

Chile's Viña Santa Rita has announced that former Viña San Pedro executive Javier Bitar Hirmas will replace the current CEO from 1 August.

Horse Heaven Wine Company has purchased the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates facility in Prosser, Washington in the Yakima Valley.

California vintners were in Washington, D.C. last week for three days of engagement with key legislators and regulators as a part of Wine Institute’s annual trip to the nation’s capital.

In and around the small Wine Country city of Sonoma, two out-of-town investors built a real estate empire in just under a decade.

Firefighters around the West are gearing up for this year's wildfire season. What it will ultimately bring is a matter of weather and luck.

Since the program launched in 2021, this effort has helped to inform the global methodology around smoke taint testing.

If you set out to make something that everyone will like, you will quickly find yourself making something that no one cares about.

Damaged grape berries combined with vinegar flies are a recipe for promoting sour rot, a disease that lowers vineyard yields and wine quality, according to a Cornell study reporting on field experiments in New York state.

"Élevage" is a term often used by winemakers, but do they just mean "aging"?

Prosecco giant Bottega SpA has claimed that there should not be a price gap between the tank method Italian sparkling wine and Champagne.

The Ontario government in Canada has revealed plans to expand the alcohol beverages marketplace 16 months earlier than initially planned.

Property owners in the Golden State face more insurance rate hikes, some into the double digits, amid ongoing concerns over carriers leaving the state.

Dig into numbers harvested by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service for grapes in California and Washington State.

Weather has overtaken inflation as the primary driver of UK grocery sales growth in May.

For many people living in California’s Napa Valley, the word ‘evacuate’ is no longer just a word. It’s a fear; a gnawing in the pit of your stomach.

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Vida Valiente proponents explain why they think the Napa County Planning Commission erred in denying the winery permit.

The state of Tennessee has reached a consent order with five out of state alcohol vendors who were illegally shipping alcohol into the state of Tennessee.

Longtime winemaker Tim Bell is now director of winemaking for the 52-year-old Sonoma County vintner, and taking over his role is Brian Pruett.

Madelyn Calderon grew up watching her dad make wine from cranberries and cherries.