St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery Welcomes Brenae Royal, Director of Vineyard Operations

Sustainable Napa Valley Winery Appoints Vineyard Operations Leader    April 29th – Rutherford, California – St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery is pleased to announce the appointment of Brenae Royal, […]

This year, the Sonoma County Winegrowers recognized the winegrowing community for a decade of sustainability and leadership at its annual Dollars & $ense meeting and tradeshow on January 31st, 2024. We also acknowledged three outstanding members of our community for their commitment to sustainable farming, winemaking, and contributions in advancing the Sonoma County agricultural community. We are proud to honor John Segale with this year’s Nick Frey Community Contribution Award, Jim Pratt with this year’s Sustainable Farmer Award, and Ron Rubin with this year’s Sustainable Producer Award. Thank you, John, Jim, and Ron, for all that you do for Sonoma County and our winegrowing community!

Afternoon Brief, November 7th

Changing Consumer Palettes May Cause Growers to Shrink Winegrape Acreage: Wine industry experts are now saying the state is growing too many wine grapes to keep supply and demand balanced...

Afternoon Brief, August 11th

CEO Stole over $4 Million from Company to Build Winery, Farm and Horse Ranch, Feds Say: A German man is accused of building a boutique winery, farm and horse ranch on his private Virginia property with money stolen from his company, federal prosecutors said...

Afternoon Brief, August 9th

How 3 Sonoma and Napa County Wineries Have Changed Their Packaging to Help Environment: Driving near Sebastopol, Ron Rubin had an epiphany when he saw blue recycling bins parked along the road, a punch of color against the gray pavement...

Afternoon Brief, May 4th

Grape Crush Reports Are Essential for U.S. Wine Industry Growth—Here’s Why: In established and emerging regions alike, grape crush reports demonstrate the economic impact to legislators while supporting data-based decision-making for long-term growth...

Afternoon Brief, January 12th

Michael Martini, Third-Generation Napa Winemaker, Dies at Age 73: A "larger-than-life" character, Martini was diagnosed with cancer three weeks before his death...

Afternoon Brief, November 9th

Push for Wine Sales in Colorado Grocery, Convenience Stores Is Too Close to Call as Voters Reject Two Other Booze Ballot Measures: Measures that would have dramatically changed the way Coloradans buy alcohol were failing Tuesday night, even with $30 million in campaign donations...

Afternoon Brief, September 8th

10th Annual Wine Industry Expo Attendee Registration Opens: Wine Industry Network opened registration for the 10th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Trade Show & Conference (WIN Expo), scheduled for Thursday, December 1st, 2022, at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Santa Rosa, CA...