Wine Paris 2026 Showed How The Industry Is Recalibrating // Layoffs announced in West Sacramento as RNDC exits California

The three-day show featured more than 6,500 exhibitors and 65,000 trade visitors. The main through-lines were resilience, innovation, and adaptation.

A major alcohol distributor preparing to leave California has alerted the state that more than a thousand layoffs are coming.

Chicago is uniquely primed for the blossoming of a distinctly Black wine culture — one that’s creating new spaces, reframing how wine is discussed and sold, and redefining who belongs at the table.

Treasury Wine Estates has reported a loss of $649.4 million in its interim 2026 results announcement today.

After 10 years in Santa Cruz, Margins Wine will close at the end of April, winemaker and owner Megan Bell said.

After stars and luxury goods groups, international industry behemoth Concha y Toro aims to establish a foothold in Provence.

Taking a defensive stance, French President Emmanuel Macron officially opened the international trade fair Wine Paris on February 9.

Younger generations are asking questions that, more than ever, suggest wine lovers want biodynamics over Burgundy.

Strategic partnership with Duty Free Global at Wine Paris 2026 positions DAOU’s premium Paso Robles portfolio for international airport and duty free growth.

It also ranks as No. 10 resort in the country in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Napa Valley’s One Block Challenge officially launched at Celani Family Vineyards, whose winemaking director Dustin Owen is leading a five-year transition to regenerative farming as part of a broader push toward healthier soils and stronger industry collaboration.

Addressing environmental degradation and fostering agricultural sustainability are critical challenges of the twenty-first century.

Erath Winery, a pioneer of the Oregon wine industry, has announced its certification as a B Corporation (B Corp).

At its meeting of February 19, the Sonoma Planning Commission will review the draft Land Use Element of the revised General Plan, including the potential rezoning of the Sebastiani Winery property of over 20 acres.

Some of the world’s biggest alcohol suppliers have lost a legal challenge against Ontario’s liquor monopoly over pricing rules.

Newly released figures show sake growing in established markets, as well as a building momentum in Latin America.

Orange wine is trending globally, but remains a niche category in the fine wine market.

Joseph Berkmann pioneered so many things we now take for granted – popular wine journalism, consumer wine guides, wine clubs, comparative tastings, dinners devoted to a single top estate and, perhaps rather less gloriously, Beaujolais Nouveau.

He came to winemaking late, after a career in retail, and turned the 18th-century Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte into one of France’s most esteemed vineyards.