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Merano WineFestival Honours First-Ever 100/100 WH Award Platinum Winners as 35th Edition Is Unveiled in Rome
Founder Helmuth Köcher announces 2027 Merano Wine Observatory to anticipate global trends. October 8, 2026 (Rome, Italy) — Presented yesterday in the Italian Senate, the 2026 edition of Merano WineFestival [...]
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📺Sustainable Winegrowing Australia: Strategy and Annual Operating Plan 07/10/2026
This Webinar introduces the program's new Strategy and Annual Operating Plan. Chair Siobhan Toohill and Executive Officer Siobhan Wigan outline the prioritie...
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Wine looks for a new route: more management, territory, balance and dialogue with youngsters
Wine looks for a new route: more management, territory, balance and dialogue with youngsters
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Non-Alcoholic Beverage Compliance: Not as Straightforward as You’d Think
I recently joined MHW for Episode 57 of their podcast, “The Surprisingly Non-Straightforward World of Non-Alcoholic Beverage Compliance.” In the episode, we discuss why non-alcoholic wine, beer, and spirit alternatives can be trickier to…
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🎧📺How NBA Legend CJ McCollum Turned Wine into the Family Business | Wine Enthusiast Podcast, Ep. 226
McCollum and his wife, Elise, join the WE Podcast to discuss running a family vineyard, the bottle(s) they'd pop if the Hawks took home a championship, and w...
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A Vintage Crisis: France’s Wine Industry Faces Historic Low Output
A Vintage Crisis: France's Wine Industry Faces Historic Low Output - Expert View by Spherical Insights
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🎧223: Ry Richards – Chappellet Winery
In this episode, I talk with Ry Richards, winemaker at Chappellet on Pritchard Hill, about his circuitous path from selling wine in high school to learning enology on the job and growing into his current leadership role. Ry describes Chappellet's long‑tenured, family‑driven culture, their production team structure, and the importance of process, communication, and harvest "flow state" in managing complex vintages. We dig into recent and challenging Napa vintages (2011, 2013, 2021, 2023, 2025), shatter and low yields in 2026, and how drought, heat, and smoke have reshaped decision‑making. Ry also details Chappellet's estate and sourced vineyards on the Vaca range, their work with Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Viognier, and Bordeaux reds, and why Chenin and site‑specific hillside Cabernet remain central to their identity. Along the way we cover yeast strategy, bottling realities, replanting and trellis choices on steep slopes, the unique trademarked status of Pritchard Hill, and why, despite
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Turning the Tables on Matt Kettmann
Matt Kettmann has been with the Santa Barbara Independent since 1999, where he covers food and drink and writes the Full Belly Files newsletter. After years of freelance work with [...]
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Novel Pairings: A Book and Wine Club Without Borders
The book and wine club now reaches readers from coast to coast and offers a thoughtful holiday gift for the readers and wine lovers on every list. October 7, 2026 [...]
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Stoller Wine Group Named a Top Workplace for Fourth Consecutive Year
Family-owned company recognized as only winery across The Oregonian’s 2026 Top Workplaces lists October 7, 2026 (Dayton, OR) — Stoller Wine Group has once again been named a 2026 Top [...]
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The Big Pink Bird
Discover the history of Santa Rosa’s iconic Flamingo Resort, from its 1957 opening and legendary neon sign to its Mid-Century glamour and lasting place in Sonoma County history.
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Afternoon Brief, October 7
How Are Wineries Attracting Today's Consumers?: Consumer habits are changing. Wineries are rethinking how they build loyalty, where they connect with customers, and how they make limited marketing dollars work harder...
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Constellation Brands Second Quarter Fiscal 2027 Earnings Recap
Constellation Brands reported Q2 FY2027 results, led by beer share gains, wine and spirits growth, and reaffirmed its full-year outlook.
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Ornellaia’s 2026 Harvest: An Exercise in Listening to the Vines
October 7, 2026 (Bolgheri, Italy) — Early and surprising: the 2026 harvest at Ornellaia was an exercise in balance, shaped by the ability of both the vines and people to [...]
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Markovic Estates Expands into Asia
New York-based family wine & spirits company enters a major new chapter of international growth with expansion across Asian markets October 7, 2026 (New York) — Markovic Estates is expanding [...]
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Djokovic Wines Are Coming to America
From Serbia to New York, a new chapter begins as Djokovic Winery names La Ville Imports its exclusive tri-state partner and primary strategic partner for U.S. expansion. October 7, 2026 [...]
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📺The Great American Wine Tour | Season 1 ALL EPISODES
Welcome to VinePair's "The Great American Wine Tour"! We traveled to some of the most iconic wineries in Napa and Sonoma to discover what makes each of these...
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Cherie Watte Joins California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Board of Directors
October 7, 2026 (Monterey, CA) — The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) is pleased to announce that Cherie (Cher) Watte, executive director of the Buy California Marketing Agreement (BCMA)/California Grown [...]
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Low-Alcohol Wine Is the New Way to Drink in Moderation
Low-Alcohol Wine Is the New Way to Drink in Moderation
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Copper Peak Logistics Partners with Via.Delivery to Expand Convenient Wine Pickup Options Nationwide
NAPA, CA, October 7, 2026 – Copper Peak Logistics, the leading provider of alcohol-compliant fulfillment and logistics services, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Via.Delivery that gives winery [...]
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Aperture Cellars’ 2021 Collage Wins Red Wine Category at 2026 Judgement of Napa, a Historic First for Sonoma County
The Inaugural Vintage of Aperture’s Flagship Red Finishes First, Placing Sonoma County Among the World’s Great Regions for Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-Style Wines October 7, 2026 (Healdsburg, CA) — Aperture [...]
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Harvest 2026 winds down as it began, with excellent quality but yields down 30% vs. 2025
While our worst fears -- that yields would be off by something like 50% -- haven't come to pass, we're still seeing crop levels down significantly. At least quality looks great.
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More Than 8 in 10 First-Time Winery Web Buyers Don’t Order Again Within a Year, New Commerce7 Data Shows
Ecommerce & The Relationship Gap is available now, with editions for the US & Canada and Australia & New Zealand October 7, 2026 (Vancouver, BC) — Commerce7, the leading direct-to-consumer [...]
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Historic lows expected for French wine harvest after record summer heatwaves
Historic lows expected for French wine harvest after record summer heatwaves