Byline: Mark C. Johnson These days it's almost cliche to talk or write about Northern California red wines, especially the cabernet sauvignons of Napa Valley and Sonoma. Over the last three decades, prices...
Esteemed Family-run Estate Complements Its Italian Collection NEW YORK -- Frederick Wildman and Sons, Ltd., is pleased to announce the appointment as national importer for Marchesi di Barolo wines. The addition of this...
Napa, Calif.--Napa County and the rest of California is on the verge of eradicating the European grapevine moth (EGVM), the invasive pest that first came to light in the North Coast in 2009...
San Rafael, Calif.--The Adams Wine Group acquired the Michel-Schlumberger winery and estate. Jacques Schlumberger told Wines & Vines that the sale of the 10,000-case Healdsburg, Calif., winery included the winery's 85 acres of...
Windsor, Calif.--Eric Flanagan, owner of Flanagan Family Vineyards, purchased a 56-acre ranch in Windsor from Joe Martin, founder of St. Francis Winery & Vineyards, in a deal finalized Nov. 15, according to John...
Kim Bellingar will transition from office manager into a newly created position as manager of sales operations. Marketing and communications manager Catherine Douglas will become manager of export sales. Tasting room manager Nathalie...
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake and a cluster of smaller tremors did little damage to Oklahoma wineries in November. The quake broke historic records but apparently not much else--winery owners reported no damage. Far more...
Flying Otter Vineyard and Winery recently opened in Adrian, Mich. Owned and operated by the Utter family, the winery will focus on crafting wines from cold-climate variety grapes harvested from estate vines. Flying...
Thorn Hill Vineyards, owned by Jack and Amy Thorn, became the first out-of-state winery to sell its wares in Pennsylvania on Nov. 2, when it opened the doors to its new- tasting room...
Napa, Calif.--Harvest 2011 was unlike any veteran winemakers and growers had ever witnessed. That was the sense at the Napa Valley Grape-growers' Wine and Grape Expo held Nov. 16 at the Napa County...
Alot of wine in California and across the United States is made through alternating proprietor (AP) arrangements--"tenant" wineries renting space and equipment from larger operations. Especially with the proliferation of custom-crush facilities in...
"With patience comes success," according to Jeff Harder, managing director of Ex Nihilo Vineyards. The phrase is a Chinese proverb, he said, one of particular relevance to North American wineries mm mm looking...
With several inches of rain predicted along California's North Coast, Moises Frias raced to gather what was left of the 201 1 harvest. From the air-conditioned cabin of an over-the-row tractor, he eased...
As the president of Allied Grape Growers, a winegrape marketing cooperative with nearly 600 members across California, Nat DiBuduo is a California vineyard expert. The San Joaquin Valley native's history with agriculture begins...
Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, has deep roots in ag. She grew up on a farm in western Nebraska, where her family still grows wheat, sunflowers, feed...
Sacramento, Calif.--Planning, education and research to adapt to climate change and prepare for extreme weather events could be a more favorable strategy to sustain crop production in California's agricultural sector than regulating greenhouse...
As a renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Mark Solms has spent much of his professional life attempting to connect thoughts, feelings and memories with the anatomical structure of the brain. Ironically, as a wine producer...
Industry experts will offer insights about the future of the global wine industry, how to successfully build a brand and communicating to customers. The popularity of sweet wines and the value of sustainable...
For last month's column, I talked to and wrote about several practitioners of more or less "natural" winemaking--advocates of skipping the sulfites and letting the ambient yeasts fall where they may. Whatever else...
It is easy to get the impression from media outlets and groups promoting sustainable growing that large-scale farming is not sustainable. Adjectives like "industrial" and "corporate" are used in front of the word...