Wine Enthusiasts Show Up in a Big Way at Auction Napa Valley // Tackling Wine's Sexual Violence Problem

Auction Napa Valley raised a remarkable $6.5 million to benefit Napa Valley Vintners' Youth Wellness Initiative. This year marks 45 years of giving by Napa Valley Vintners, whose deep investments in the community continue to make a lasting impact. 

The wine industry isn't all about magical experiences in the vineyard and winery – for some it is a nightmare.

It’s a trend taking off across global markets. Beverage industry analysis firm IWSR found nonalcoholic beer volume jumped 9% in 2024 despite a 1% dip in global beverage alcohol volume.

By now, you’ve heard the news that RNDC will exit the California market, effective September 2, 2025.

Jeff Siegel traces the shockwaves through a wine industry already in decline.

Though wineries say they don’t expect to increase their sales in 2025, they do report feeling optimistic about the potential for growth over the next five years.

The annual value-based assessment, set at $1.25 per $1,000 of grape-crop value for the previous three years of production, funds critical research and activities that reduce the impact of winegrape pests and diseases. 

Herrick Grapevines, a nursery located in Red Bluff, CA, is now the 1st grapevine nursery to utilize detection dogs trained to identify grapevines with vine mealybugs or leafroll 3 virus in a large-scale nursery setting.

Finns do quite well using their alcohol retailer monopoly (Alko).

New direct shipping bill in Delaware would continue to appease the middlemen.

It’s a story made for Hallmark Channel: Tired of the hustle in Hollywood, a screenwriter returns to his sleepy hometown, realizes the story of his career was right in front of him all along and decides to tell it through the revitalization of his family’s historic wine business. 

A first look at the Perrin family’s radical transformation of its historic estate.

The amount of alcohol consumed in Ireland has decreased by 4.5%, according to new countrywide drinks statistics.

Wine export sales from France’s Loire region hit their highest since 2000 last year, the local trade body has said.

For Ridgecrest, in the critically overdrafted Indian Wells Valley groundwater basin, recycled water isn't enough.

The allure of NZ Sauvignon Blanc shows no sign of fading, but recently I’ve noticed a growing disparity between quality and quantity.

While visiting a wine region in person can provide stunning views and eye-opening experiences, a wine-focused trip doesn’t always have to revolve around vineyards and wineries.

Published by Académie du Vin Library, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide to Napa Valley Will Be Sold in Bookstores Worldwide on July 1, 2025.

Once upon a time — before social media algorithms and misinformation turned the internet sour — there was a bootstrapped era of wine bloggers, proto-influencers, and a surprisingly vibrant wine community on Twitter.

The crisp martini is a fixture on the drinks menu at Hillstone, and the Internet cannot stop obsessing over it.