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In today’s global economy, California’s winegrape industry is constantly under the threat of new pests and diseases. The Pierce's Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Board...

Organization Aims to Preserve California's Legendary Zinfandel Vineyards Rough & Ready, CA, November 20, 2019 — Today, recognized and acknowledged on several social media platforms...

Illinois Distributor's Massive Payout to TTB: As the Washington DC-based Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) ramps up its trade practice-enforcement investigations, more wholesalers are appearing on their radar for foul play and Tied House infractions...

Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: No Simple Solutions for Sonoma’s Glut of Downtown Wine-Tasting Rooms As summer heats up and more tourists come...

Leading Cannabis Industry Experts to Share Insights Healdsburg, CA, May 23rd, 2017 – Wine Industry Network (WIN) today announced the lineup of topics and speakers...

French Wine Capitalizing on U.S. Drinking Trends: Major trends in the U.S. wine market including premiumization, sparkling wine, and rosé play to the strengths of French wine leading to a 14.2% value growth, surpassing runner-up New Zealand at 13.7%, to claim the highest import growth by nation over the past 52 weeks according to Nielsen data*...

Wine Industry Wants Greater Say in Sonoma County Groundwater Regulation: Vintners and wine industry representatives on Tuesday pressed Sonoma County supervisors to give farming interests a greater say in how California's new law governing groundwater is put into place on a local level...

Premier Cru Staffer Spills Beans About Ponzi Scheme: The disgraced former owner of the bankrupt store is facing 20 years in prison...

Your Favorite Beer and Wine Brands May Soon Be Hidden at the Supermarket: If your drink of choice hails from a craft beer label or a small vineyard, you might soon have trouble finding it at the supermarket...

Grape Harvest Off to an Early Start in Napa Valley: George Sanchez said he's been harvesting grapes for 40 years. On Wednesday, his seasonal ritual began earlier than ever in a Napa Valley vineyard soaked in a morning glow...

The California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, administered by CDFA, aims to eliminate specific grapevine diseases such as leafroll, fanleaf, corky bark, stem-pitting and fleck that are spread from vine to vine by grafting and/or vegetative propagation

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2014 has been released. It is a critical barometer for the wine and grape industry, containing tons crushed and prices of wine grapes crushed during the 2014 harvest.

Wine market expects rise in premium brand sales despite decrease in wine consumption last year: Despite an overall decrease in wine sales last year, the global wine market is expected to grow in both revenue and sales over the next five years. Constellation Brands, one of the leaders in the alcoholic beverages industry, has seen share prices become expensive despite growth from its beer and spirits segment...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced important dates for this year’s vote on the continuation of the statewide Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (PD/GWSS) winegrape assessment.

Sacramento, Calif. — December 22, 2014 – Nearly 100 people from around the world convened in Sacramento last week for the 13th Pierce’s Disease...