California 2026 Vintage Preview: An Early Harvest Shows Promise Across the State: California vintners greeted the early 2026 harvest with enthusiasm for the wines taking shape in their cellars, with vineyards up and down the state reporting running several weeks ahead of schedule...
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A Gigantic El Niño Is Coming. Should California Winegrowers Be Worried? While the sight of a flooded vineyard may be worrisome, the dormant grapevines typically remain unaffected, their roots requiring little oxygen or nutrients while growth is suspended. But what happens if the rain keeps coming?
As the Wine Industry Retracts, Some Are Still Betting Big on Napa: It often seems that only bad news is coming out of the wine industry, even in California...
Wine Buyers Pledge to Drive Demand for Regenerative Wine: A coalition of eight international wine buyers, with combined sales of around 400 million bottles a year, has pledged to build demand for regeneratively farmed wine, aiming to give growers the confidence to change how they farm...
