Red blotch is not an issue any grower manages alone. Because viruses move across property lines, effective management depends on coordination, communication, and shared strategy. This Grower Field Day brings neighbors together in the vineyard to explore practical, field-tested approaches to managing red blotch at the block and neighborhood scale. Hosted at Beckstoffer Vineyards, vineyard manager Brian Hoefgen and viticulturist Jacob Maus, will focus on what collaboration actually looks like in practice, from coordinated monitoring to joint trials and shared decision-making. Researchers and industry experts including Luca Brillante, Malcom Hobbs, and David Andrada will discuss tools growers can use together, including hyperspectral imaging, and lessons learned from neighborhood-based virus response efforts. Designed to be informal and field-based, this session emphasizes observation, discussion, and real-world application. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how co

The 3rd annual Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience was a weekend-long celebration that featured the best of Sonoma County and world-renowned food and wines. This year's festival showcased the region's makers – farmers, growers, winemakers and chefs – alongside globally recognized wines, highlighting the vibrant culinary diversity, deep connection to agriculture, and sustainable farming practices of Sonoma County. HWFE is deeply involved in the Sonoma County community, making substantial donations from this year’s ticket sales and sponsorships to local organizations that make a meaningful difference in the lives of farmers and their families, including the Sonoma County Fundación de la Voz de los Viñedos. These funds will help support the Leadership Academy and workforce development for vineyard employees and their families, fostering future leaders in both the industry and the community. As well as being co-founders of HWFE, Sonoma County Winegro

Longtime Oakville Growers Release Inaugural Vintage of Ehrlich Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

2021 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon Crafted by Consulting Winemaker Paul Hobbs OAKVILLE, NAPA VALLEY, Calif. (September 11, 2023) — After twenty-five years as premium winegrape growers, the Ehrlich family is releasing […]

Afternoon Brief, February 7th

Oregon Uproar Over Underage Liquor Drops: One-third of liquor deliveries in the state don't comply with rules on delivering booze to underage or intoxicated customers...

Afternoon Brief, December 27th

After Four Harrowing Years of Smoke and Fires, Bay Area Wineries Rejoice in a ‘Normal’ Harvest: Bay Area winemakers will remember 2021 as the year without wildfires. In sharp contrast to the last several years, no Wine Country estates were destroyed, no Cabernet grapes tainted by smoke, no fermentations abandoned in the wake of an emergency evacuation order...

Colangelo & Partners Named Agency of Record for Paul Hobbs Wines and Paul Hobbs Selections

Prestigious Collections of Domestic and International Brands Expand Communication Programs Sonoma, Calif. December 21, 2021 – Colangelo & Partners is pleased to announce it has been named the agency of record for Paul Hobbs Wines and its collection of fine wines from around the world. The agency will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive communications strategy aimed […]

Afternoon Brief, June 14th

Wine Tourism Roars Back in Napa and Sonoma: After more than a year of shutdowns, reopenings, reclosings, fires, smoke and surging e-commerce and Zoom tastings, Napa and Sonoma wineries are seeing visitors come back to taste in person. Thus far, arrivals have exceeded many locals’ most optimistic expectations...