Located about 2.5-3 hours southwest of Washington DC, in the southeast of the United States, the Monticello AVA is making world class wines that you need to know about! Photo: Afton Mountain Vineyards. Credit: WFNP Although California is the state for which American...
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Festival Napa Valley Announces the World Premiere of The Judgment of Paris
A new one-act opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer celebrates the 50th anniversaryof the legendary 1976 wine tasting that changed the world NAPA, CALIFORNIA (December 11, 2025) — Festival Napa [...]
Celebrate the Holidays with Crémant d’Alsace, France’s Festive Sparkler
December 11, 2025 (Colmar, France) — Skip stressful holiday hosting this season and instead of elaborate dinners with perfectly set tables, embrace more relaxed and enjoyable entertaining. From casual happy hours [...]
Wine Paris 2026: The Bourgogne Wine Board Returns with an Enhanced Program
December 11, 2025 (Bourgogne, France) — A total of 240 Bourgogne exhibitors will be present at Wine Paris from 9 to 11 February 2026, making the Bourgogne–Jura Pavilion (Hall 7.3) [...]
Madeleine Houghton Named Chief Executive Officer of Menagerie Cellars
December 11, 2025 (Napa, CA) — Menagerie Cellars has announced the appointment of Madeleine Houghton as its Chief Executive Officer. In her role, Houghton will guide the boutique house into [...]
Wine Careers: Be Your Own Wine Boss
Tap into your entrepreneurial spirit and work for yourself. By Karen M. Wetzel Dreaming of becoming your own boss in the wine industry? In today’s digital world, you can make [...]
Greenwing Expands West Coast Vision, Launching Two New Oregon Wines
The Duckhorn Portfolio brand builds on its Columbia Valley Cabernet success with the debut of a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio, reinforcing its mission to overdeliver on quality [...]
Colour Blind
In a fascinating discussion with the philosopher Barry Smith, the French colour designer Florence de La Rivière talked about her stimulating new book, L’Oeil du Vin (The Look of Wine). Vision is not the forgotten sense – the title of an equally interesting book by...
Awash in Wine: Insights on the Inventory Glut
Under my base-case scenario, the small California grape harvest in 2025 will go a long way toward reducing the inventory overhang, which should in turn help firm up grape demand in 2026. To help determine how quickly the inventory imbalance could be corrected, I’ve...
