Afternoon Brief: New Study Finds Napa Wine Grape Growers Face Up to $1,700 Per Acre in Regulatory Costs
For the first time, wine grape growers in Napa County can put a financial number to the burdensome regulations they face every year...
Afternoon Brief: Wine Institute Delegation Brings Key Priorities to Washington, D.C. at a Critical Moment
Over the course of three days, the vintners met with 25 members of the House and Senate from 11 states, including three committee chairmen. The meetings centered on advancing priorities such as tariff elimination and market access, export promotion funding and science-based Dietary Guidelines...
Afternoon Brief: Smoke Taint Revolution - Carbon Fabric to Become Vineyard-Wide Netting
As wildfires become more frequent and intense due to climate change, the need for smoke taint prevention has never been more critical. One of the most exciting developments in this space is the research into activated carbon fabric - an innovation that could potentially protect vineyards from smoke damage...
Afternoon Brief, April 8th
Has Napa Recovered from Its Wildfires? From new-build wineries to abandoned fruit, to what extent have wine producers managed to recover in the four years since the Glass Fire ripped through Napa Valley?...
Afternoon Brief, February 29th
TTB Listens to Wine Industry: The TTB wants to hear what the industry thinks about label regulations, so Wine-Searcher's US editor had his say...
Afternoon Brief, February 2nd
‘Emergency’ €80 Million Promised to French Winegrowers Amid Farmer Protests: France's government has promised an €80m 'emergency fund' for crisis-hit winemakers, as ministers also try to de-escalate widespread farmer protests covering many agricultural sectors...
Afternoon Brief, January 26th
Axe Falls Again at Vintage Wine Estates: After announcing the sale of several wine brands last week, VWE is now offloading employees...
Afternoon Brief, January 23rd
Why Sokol Blosser Is Adding an Ingredients List to Its Wine Labels: Generally speaking, the wine industry has long resisted putting an ingredients list on wine labels...
Afternoon Brief, January 19th
Ryan Klobas, Chief of Napa County Farm Bureau, Dies: Peter Nissen, president of the Farm Bureau’s board, said the bureau is “shocked and saddened” to learn of Klobas’ death...
Afternoon Brief, August 29th
E & J. Gallo’s Luxury Wine Group Announces Acquisition of World-Renowned Rombauer Vineyards: E. & J. Gallo’s Luxury Wine Group announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Rombauer family to purchase Rombauer Vineyards, producer of critically acclaimed wines from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, the Sierra Foothills, and the Santa Lucia Highlands...