Wine industry continues to adapt to oversupply, changing consumer taste // Has the Title ‘Master Sommelier’ Become a Paradox?

About 3,000 mostly local professionals attended the North Coast Wine Industry expo conference in Santa Rosa on Thursday.

After the unexpected sensation of the original “SOMM” film, the elite title bestowed by the Court of Master Sommeliers upon a tiny set of hospitality industry obsessives has gone from obscure insider jargon to the wine world equivalent of celebrity status.

Organizations that advocate for more stringent policies around the sale and marketing of alcohol are gaining momentum. What does this mean for the beverage industry?

An overhaul of the national dietary guidelines also tells Finns to eat more legumes and drink less coffee.

The historic 141-year-old Concannon Vineyard has been acquired by Darcie Kent Winery and Lemmons Family Vineyards.

Taking place on January 21-23 in Monterey, CA, the conference offers plenty of ways to network with like-minded professionals as well as opportunities to expand business knowledge with innovative ideas and actionable strategies.

A recent study by Italian scientists suggests that a supplement made from Aglianico grapes could help reduce diabetic retinopathy

A study reveals distinct microbial terroirs across 12 sub-areas of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano territory, demonstrating how unique local microbiomes significantly influence wine metabolic profiles.

You might not have even heard of it, but if you like Pinot Noir, Areni might be just the grape for you.

The pandemic had a big impact on a lot of people. It turned Rajat Parr into a farmer.

Buying a bottle of wine you want is more difficult than it should be. The trend of fake scarcity in the industry needs to go away.

Next up in our end of year trade talking heads is Euan Mackay, MD at Fells , reflecting on the ups and downs for the trade and some of the successes for this importer as it heads into the new year. 

'Climats' in the Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Loché wine appellations gained premier cru status, as the profile of the Mâconnais area in Burgundy rises.

If Bordeaux uproots and abandons its vines, the economic fragility of its winegrowers remains strong and requires a lifting of pressure on treasuries by urgently suspending all levies for the Viti 33 collective.

This will mark the company's sixth and seventh acquisition in under two years.

Coterie Holdings, a UK-based holding company focused on wine, acquired Global Wine Solutions, a supplier of fine wines and spirits to yachts, last Friday.

My scientific credentials are embarrassing. I struggled to get a C grade in Physics with Chemistry O-Level in my teens.

Intelligence in youth apparently has an effect on you much later in life.

War has overshadowed the region’s natural resources and beauty – yet with a wine-making history dating back thousands of years, wine runs through the veins of Ukraine.

Armenia has a wealth of indigenous old vine grapes which allow producers to create wine unlike anywhere else in the world. Despite historical hurdles, they've only just begun.

The Hispanics in Wine & Spirits nonprofit organization held its inaugural Sip & Sabor Festival event on Dec. 6-7 in Napa, an insightful two-day event celebrating the impact of Hispanic and Latine communities in the wine industry.

This annual three-day educational extravaganza is one of the largest wine-related conventions in the nation, providing best-in-class educational and networking opportunities for the Northwest.

Our blind reviewers tasted 23,000 wines this year.

Whether you need a gift for someone just grasping the particulars of grapes or wish to send a serious oenophile off to Bordeaux, our wine columnist’s book recommendations have you covered.