Maresh Red Barn from Knudsen Vineyard

During the oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, there was general agreement that, if Total Wine and the Ketchums wanted to sell something else - for example, milk or paint - Tennessee's residency requirement would be unconstitutional, because it violates the dormant commerce clause by discriminating against out-of-state residents. The question before the court, […]

"When you get to the point where you have flat to zero growth, the only way to grow is by taking (market share) from somebody else," Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division EVP and founder Rob McMillan warned. "I don't want us to get to a point where (as an industry) we have winners and losers… […]

A Napa Valley wine company has filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Helena over its unwillingness to supply water to a former mobile home park right outside the city limits, according to court records. Hall Family of Wines' lawyers seek a court order to require St. Helena to issue a will-serve letter to […]

If Coastal appellation wines soften a little in price, it may encourage some brands that moved away to the 'California' appellation to return, or for the quality 'California' blends to be reinforced by greater percentages of premium Coastal wines going into them.... Due to the new marketplace realities, we expect the level of contracted fruit […]

Wine Business Monthly is announcing its list of the year's hottest brands, one a day leading up to its annual Bottle Bash party to kick off the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Today WBM is announcing Aridus Wine Co., an Arizona winery, founded by Scott and Joan Dahmer, a couple who moved to the state […]