USDA seeks to ease organic certification process, costs //La Rioja allocates 1.51 million to modernize wineries

To ease cumbersome record-keeping and reduce costs, the USDA approves a common organic system plan to streamline compliance for farmers and certifiers.

Eight wine projects in La Rioja will receive 1.51 million euros in Feaga aid to modernize wineries and cooperatives until 2027.

Total beverage alcohol sales across NielsenIQ channels slipped 3% by value and 5% by volume in the four weeks through August 22, with consumers prioritizing affordability and value in their purchases.

New research finds no single right answer: staying the course, investing in shade technology and switching cultivars each pay off best under different heat scenarios.

Owner Nick Lisotto reopened Sorriso Market this week, with a shifted focus on building community.

The law took effect on August 15. There are no licensed carriers, almost no eligible wineries, and not one consumer being served.

Strategic Beverage Services (SBS) has acquired the US business operations of BevZero.

Round led by Shifting Sands Capital will expand production, accelerate market growth and support continued innovation.

Martignetti Companies, the leading distributor of wines, spirits, and beer in New England, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Girardi Distributors, LLC in Massachusetts, marking another milestone in its growth strategy. 

Spanish wine producer Félix Solís has acquired the Federico Paternina, Lagunilla, and Rioja Santiago brands from the assets of the insolvent wine company Marqués de la Concordia, reports news agency Europa Press, citing a company release.

Louis Roederer will relinquish three hectares of village-level Burgundy vines following intervention by French authorities over its acquisition of Domaine Pierre Damoy.

As cost-of-living bites, tourists to Wine Country are becoming more selective on where and how they taste wine.

Napa Valley remains the premier wine tourism destination in the US, with visitor numbers nearly recovering to pre-pandemic levels.

First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of the agricultural data that informs decisions across American agriculture.

Much of it arrives cheaply in bulk to fill the low-cost end of the market, where Spanish producers can undercut French vineyards on price without competing with them on prestige

Champagne is still a mainstay of the restaurant scene, but producers are having to work harder and smarter to keep their place on the list.

Every year, the New York Wine Classic celebrates the quality of wines produced across our state.

Wine has been around for a very long time. So has classical music, and the decline it has suffered over the last 90 years, and the premiumisation of jazz offer salutary lessons.

The paradox of a market where it might be the worst of times for both consumers and producers of wine.