Wine's Trumps Cheese in Tariff War // Registration Now Open for the 29th Annual Premiere Napa Valley

Expect a trade war and tariffs between the US and the EU, but perhaps not on wine.

Set to take place February 19-22, 2025, the event and auction will showcase more than 200 rare, custom-crafted wines from Napa Valley's world-renowned winemakers, including the highly anticipated 2023 vintage.

Unlicensed distiller sentenced to jail for killing three people.

A return of B.R. Cohn music festivals. Leaning into “dog wine” marketing. These are some of the stated goals of buyers of wineries and brands purchased out of the California Wine Country-anchored company’s $400 million bankruptcy.

The company is located in the Horse Heaven Hills Wine Company building that was previously the 14 Hands production facility.

Riesling is a grape variety which is held in very high regard by a relatively small group of devotees, but not that popular with the majority of drinkers.

In the past six years, the federal government has spent over $204 million subsidizing imported wine mostly to the benefit of a few of California’s largest wineries.

President-elect Trump says tariffs will help American businesses, but many in the wine industry foresee few benefits and a lot of pain for all involved.

At the recent Napa Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Conference, economist Christopher Thornberg emphasized the need for Napa County to diversify its economy beyond wine and address housing shortages to promote sustainable growth.

“Wine is a mature industry. We are at a point where we are reaching equilibrium,” said Clarice Turner, independent board director of Delicato Family Wines in opening a panel discussion at the Wine Industry Financial Symposium (WIFS) held Nov 12.

The UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant, Berry Bros & Rudd, saw a "resounding success" for its inaugural auction, after all the lots sold to raise a combined total of £534,925.

The pricing of Burgundy, both red and white, has been rising at an unprecedented rate. As a category, it has cleanly unseated Bordeaux to dominate auction and price records.

Call for samples; tariff discussion; crop round-up.

You might think of bulk wine as cheap and cheerful, or perhaps own-label, but all that’s starting to change as the category goes upmarket. Sarah Neish asks how premium can bulk wine go?

According to Cal Fire, eight of California’s 10 most destructive wildfires started in either September, October, or November. Regional Water Authority (RWA) member agencies are hard at work on projects to reduce wildfire risk and protect our precious water supplies.

Despite nations’ pledges at Cop28 a year ago, the burning of coal, oil and gas continued to rise in 2024.

California wineries as well as certain wine businesses are required to file a report each year to the California Department of Food & Agriculture.

Vinoshipper, a trusted name in direct sales and compliance for nearly two decades, today announced the launch of its Compliance Management Services (CMS).

UK scientists are trialling a new drug made using a polyphenol found in the skins of red grapes to test its effectiveness at preventing bowel cancer.

Europe’s first field trial of gene-edited vines began in northern Italy on 30 September 2024.

How much can you drink without damaging your health? Is there a safe level of drinking? Are government guidelines on alcohol consumption based on good evidence?

When did you last cry? From pain, relief, elation? Was it a book, a movie? Were you bidding some farewell for a year, for ever?