Here’s How Much Regulations Add to a Napa Small Winery’s Costs, per Cal Poly Regulatory compliance added almost $204,000 to the annual cost of producing and selling wine for a small Napa County winery, equal to $23.65 a case (nearly $2 a bottle) and 17.5% of its production costs, according to a new Cal Poly study released Wednesday by the Napa County Farm Bureau...
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Sonoma County Begins One of Its Earliest Winegrape Harvests in Years: The Sonoma County winegrape harvest has begun in what may be the earliest start in the region’s history. While weather conditions from the past winter through mid-summer are expected to result in one of the lightest harvests in recent years, healthy vines and lower crop loads are setting the stage for a vintage with exceptional concentration, structure, and character...
Wine Market Council Names New President: Wine Market Council President Dr. Liz Thach, MW, announced today that she will retire from the association on August 5, 2026...
Monarch Tractors Promised to Save American Wine with AI. Then, It Closed. What Happened? In September 2025, a tractor dealer sued Monarch for “defective” vehicles. By November, an Idaho-based dealership filed another suit, claiming breach of contract for the tractors’ failure to operate autonomously...
