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’...
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📺Special Episode: Martha Stoumen’s Mystery Date Wine, Revealed | Bottle Battle
On this special episode of Bottle Battle, wine pros Nikita Malhotra (Smithereens, La Paulée) and Tira Johnson (We All Gotta Eat Hospitality Group) are faced ...
📺What Makes Someone Devote Their Life to Wine
Why do people devote their lives to wine?Over the past year, I’ve interviewed some of the world’s most fascinating and respected winemakers and wine experts—...
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
I had one of the best wines of my life last night.
Lyme Bay Winery remains England’s most awarded still wine producer, securing 18 medals across four prestigious competitions
Lyme Bay Winery remains England's most awarded still wine producer, securing 18 medals across four prestigious competitions
Should Spain’s top sparkling wines drop the name Cava?
During a discussion at London’s Taste Spain trade event on the fine wines from Spain, it was argued that the country’s most famous fizz, Cava, should change its name – at least for for its top tier cuvées. Patrick Schmitt MW reports. The post Should Spain’s top...
Award-Winning Winery ROCO Opens CASA ROCO in Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Award-winning winery makes Champagne method sparkling wines, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay July 21, 2026 (Carlton, OR) — ROCO, an award-winning Willamette Valley winery producing Champagne method sparkling wines, Pinot Noir, [...]
Sequoia Grove Winery Expands Portfolio with National Debut of Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
July 21, 2026 (Rutherford, CA) — Sequoia Grove Winery, the historic Napa Valley producer recognized for its site-driven wines, has announced the national debut of its 2025 Napa Valley Sauvignon [...]
🎧Martha Barra on Mendocino and Organic Wine
Small Fortune Podcast Host Carol Collison talks with Martha Barra of Barra of Mendocino. They discuss the benefits of organics in general and CCOF certification in particular, and biochar makes another Small Fortune appearance.
