Afternoon Brief: Lyle Wineries Assess Damage from Burdoin Fire, Start to Reopen
Just over two and a half weeks after the Burdoin fire burned through the Lyle/Bingen area of the Columbia River Gorge, local wineries are still assessing the extent of damage and, in some cases, starting to reopen...
Afternoon Brief, June 18th
California Fire Season Starts Early: At least nine wineries in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley were evacuated Sunday by a fast-moving wildfire. Another 13 wineries were facing an evacuation warning, depending on how fast the fire spreads...
Afternoon Brief, January 31st
Washington the Winner in Bad Wine Year: Each year, when many of Sonoma County’s 1,800 certified sustainable winegrape growers gather for the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ (SCW) annual meeting, they want to know what is next for one of the world’s most sustainable winegrowing regions. Today, they learned the answer to their question...
Afternoon Brief, October 9th
Wine grape growers at the north end of the North Coast region this time of year typically are fretting whether they'll be able to wrap harvest before late fall rains begin in earnest...
Afternoon Brief: Will the Loss of Insurance Carriers Lead to a Coverage Crisis in California?
Allstate, State Farm and now Farmers arent writing new homeowner or commercial insurance policies in California. For businesses and homeowners in the North Bay hit hard by wildfire and other disasters, whats next?...
Sonoma-Based Ram’s Gate Winery Promotes Rachel Bordes to Assistant Winemaker
(May 23, 2023; Sonoma, Calif.) Joe Nielsen, general manager and winemaker of Rams Gate Winery, is pleased to announce the promotion of Rachel
Afternoon Brief: Duckhorn Winery Growth Appealed to Napa County Board of Supervisors
Duckhorn Vineyards winery production and visitor growth requests are on track to receive further Napa County scrutiny, this time from the county Board of Supervisors...
Aged to Perfection, “Sideways” Author Rex Pickett Celebrates Imminent 20th Anniversary with a Collector’s Edition Hardcover Book Release at Sonoma’s Ram’s Gate Winery
(Feb. 22, 2023; Sonoma, Calif.)Sonoma-based Rams Gate Winery, located at 28700 Arnold Drive, will host a Pinot-Noir-fueled celebration of the upcoming
Afternoon Brief, February 22nd
For Emerging American Wine Regions, Can Trends Trump Terroir?: Respecting the alchemy of terroir and grape varieties is obviously paramount, but how much do trends dictate the varieties, the styles, or even the practices of up-and-coming AVAs, and possibly define a region?...