…improvements such as barns, dairies, wineries, processing plants, vineyards and orchards,” said California Farm Bureau Federation President Jamie Johansson. “The split-roll measure would increase the tax burden on California farmers…
Five New Disease Resistant Grape Varieties Available
…they were useful.” The breeding research was guided from the beginning with the understanding that taste will be a critical factor in determining the viability of new varieties. “Wineries and…
Kincade Blazes Through Sonoma County, Final Grape Harvest Challenged
…week ago on October 23, has devastated more than 75,000 acres taking down homes, wineries and creating challenges for grape growers who are wrapping up the harvest. According to Jeff…
Prior Catastrophes Helped Prepare Napa Wineries for Power Outage
…of wineries in the Napa area have developed contingency plans. Most winemaking operations have some kind of generator supply, in some cases, wineries have implemented a multi-generator system. The spirit…
Wine Importers to Visit California on First-Ever Buying Trip
…UK or Ireland are invited to submit their wines to be considered for the sales opportunity. Wineries looking to participate must also make at least 2,500 cases of wine and be willing…
The Western View: September is California Wine Month
…make California wines so popular. With nearly 5,000 wineries in the state, California is the world’s fourth-largest wine producer and the source of over 80 percent of the country’s total…
Grape Assessment Increase, and Decrease
…rate had not been adjusted in over twenty years, although the number of wineries significantly increased over this period. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and United States…
Supreme Court Ruling Creates Potential for Increased Digital Wine Sales
…The last time that Supreme Court issued a ruling on state regulation of liquor sales was back in 2005 in Granholm v Heald. That decision made interstate shipping to wineries…
Another Step Closer to Understanding Smoke Exposure in Winegrapes
…we originally asked for.” Wineries can be very particular about the types of winegrapes they use in the winemaking process. The amount of smoke created over the past few years…
California Wine Industry Reacts to Two Bill Passages
…came after some wineries declined already contracted yields from growers, claiming excessive smoke from wildfires affected the taste of their grapes and voided the contracts. Listen to the story. California…
2019 Wine Industry Awards Announced
…nursery made millions of vines available for planting by other wineries in the state and across the nation. He was also ahead of the curve in making wine blends, as…
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge Offers Startup Funds for Entrepreneurs
…and landscape plants; Farm-to-table businesses; Support services including scouting, equipment repair and fertilizer sales; Value-added processing including yogurts, cheese and processed meats; and Wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries. Entrepreneurs must…
Fire and Wine: Another Year of Northern California Wildfires
…busiest fire season in almost ten years. There have been 3,770 fires already this year, up from 3,440 fires that the state experienced to this point in 2017. Wineries are…
US Sales of California Wine Increased in 2017
…California wineries shipped 241 million nine-liter cases in 2017, representing 60 percent of the entire wine market in the U.S. In the overall global market, including the U.S., wine shipments…