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London Wine Fair 2026 Icon Tasting May 20, 2026 — In what has been billed as a “celebration of Chardonnay”, the results of London Wine Fair’s third Icon Tasting – [...]

French beer overtakes wine consumption

Buckle up, we're heading back out into wine country, this time to the intriguing Adelaide Hills wine region in South Australia. It gets talked about a lot - but what's it really all about? Is it all about piercing, textural Chardonnay? Or fine sparkling wine? What...

In this show rather than one wine legend, I talk about a team of people who saved the wine world from The Great French Wine Blight of the 1860s – 1890s, which turned out to be caused a destructive, insect called phylloxera that came to Europe on American grapevines. I...

Not Pushy. Just Helpful: Reframing the Wine Club Conversation There’s a quiet shift happening in tasting rooms right now, and it’s costing wineries more than they realize. A guest walks in. The experience is warm, engaging, and thoughtful. The wines are poured with...

President of Catalonia attends signing of agreement at UC ANR offices in Davis May 19, 2026 — On May 14, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources welcomed a delegation [...]

J Vineyards and grantLOVE come together again to celebrate women in wine and art May 19, 2026 (Healdsburg, CA) — J Vineyards & Winery, one of California’s leading producers of [...]

Convening extension leaders to advance research, innovation, and industry resilience May 19, 2026 (Sacramento, CA) — The National Grape Research Alliance (NGRA) convened viticulture and enology extension and outreach professionals from across [...]

The President of one of Napa Valley's most iconic and venerable properties