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cbsnews.com - Carmela  Karcher - San Joaquin County warns of invasive pest threat to Northern California wine industry
San Joaquin County warns of invasive pest threat to Northern California wine industry
CBS News

An invasive bug species has made its way to Northern California wine regions. If spread, it could damage and kill acres of grapevines. Now, the San Joaquin County Agriculture Commissioner's Office is putting out a warning. The Costco in Lodi is one…

nypost.com - Nina Joudeh - Fresh hell for California's crippled wine industry as values hit rock bottom
Fresh hell for California's crippled wine industry as values hit rock bottom
New York Post

California's battered wine industry is spiraling deeper into crisis as vineyard values across wine country plunge, buyers vanish, and experts warn the pain could drag on for years. At an AWG Wine Advisors conference in Santa Rosa on May 21…

cbs8.com - Steffi Roche - New report paints encouraging picture of San Diego County's wine industry
New report paints encouraging picture of San Diego County's wine industry
cbs8.com

SAN DIEGO — The State of San Diego Wine Industry 2026 Report, released Wednesday, is painting an encouraging picture of San Diego County's wine industry, despite some headwinds facing the broader market. The San Diego County Vintners…

thedrinksbusiness.com - Kathleen Willcox - Wine industry searches for answers as US alcohol sales slide
Wine industry searches for answers as US alcohol sales slide
The Drinks Business

The US wine industry is grappling with falling sales, shifting consumer habits and intensifying competition from alternative drinks categories. But while traditional consumption patterns continue to weaken, pockets of growth suggest wine's future…

forbes.com - Everett Potter - Adventure Trips That Focus On Gastronomy And Wine
Adventure Trips That Focus On Gastronomy And Wine
Forbes

Few travel experiences pair quite as well as adventure travel and a deep dive into regional wines and cuisine. After a day spent hiking, walking, or biking, sitting down to a freshly prepared local meal, savoring the work of a Michelin-starred…

theguardian.com - Mina Holland - Bubble trouble: the hunt for a good low-ABV sparkling wine
Bubble trouble: the hunt for a good low-ABV sparkling wine
The Guardian

I don't know if it's my cobbled liver or having young children, but these days I wish that “session wine” was more of a thing. By this I mean wine that, like session beer, is easily quaffable over several hours and doesn't plunge me…

goodhousekeeping.com - Kathleen Willcox - I'm a Wine Expert- This Costco Bottle Is the Best Bargain in Wine
I'm a Wine Expert- This Costco Bottle Is the Best Bargain in Wine
Good Housekeeping

Whenever a well-meaning non-wine-expert presents me with an “amazing wine discovery,” I approach the bottle with a healthy dose of skepticism. Like the time my dad whipped out a bottle of Champagne from Costco—bearing the big…

sfchronicle.com - Jess Lander - This coastal California destination has a secret: One of the state's best wine lists
This coastal California destination has a secret: One of the state's best wine lists
San Francisco Chronicle

In January, California's Highway 1 reopened following a three-year closure due to a landslide, and the chaotic battle for parking has since resumed alongside one of the road's signature curves in the middle of Big Sur. Droves of tourists are once…

bonappetit.com - Emily Saladino - Blouge Is Our Summer Wine Crush
Blouge Is Our Summer Wine Crush
Bon Appétit

“The word is out on blouge,” says Meri Lugo, the managing partner of Domestique, a natural wine shop in Washington, D.C. “One of our regulars recently told us that blouge is going to be his wine of the summer.” A…

kcra.com - Denzen Cortez - California wine growers warn of invasive pest threat
California wine growers warn of invasive pest threat
KCRA

California wine growers warn of invasive pest threat California wine growers are raising concerns about the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an invasive insect found on grapevines sold at Costco, which could devastate vineyards. SHE'S NOW FACING FELONY…

channelnewsasia.com - Charmian Leong - AI can recommend wine. But can it replace a sommelier?
AI can recommend wine. But can it replace a sommelier?
CNA

For the wine uninitiated, few things are more quietly panic-inducing than choosing wine at a fine dining establishment. While the tasting menu is mercifully concise, the wine list arrives like a phone book filled with obscure regions…

independent.com - Matt Kettmann - Vega Vineyard Wines Vermentino Gold
Vega Vineyard Wines Vermentino Gold
The Santa Barbara Independent

Awards come a dime a case in the wine business, but there's certainly something special when a California winery wins top accolades in the cultural homeland of a specific grape. That's what Vega Vineyard & Farm just pulled off at the International…

thedrinksbusiness.com - Arabella Mileham - Jeroboams: 'a modern fine wine merchant... can't just sell people wine
Jeroboams: 'a modern fine wine merchant... can't just sell people wine
The Drinks Business

Six months after launching its new Exchange platform, db catches up with Jeroboams on the growth of the site and its next steps. Arabella Mileham reports. Speaking to the drinks business six months into the launch of its new fine wine exchange, CEO…

nationalpost.com - Kenn Oliver - Carney's in-flight menu includes fine wine, braised beef and 'luxury' butter: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Carney's in-flight menu includes fine wine, braised beef and 'luxury' butter: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
National Post

Your grocery list this week probably didn't include “luxury Normandy butter cups” or beef tenderloin, and you probably opted for the $25 bottle of red wine instead the one more than twice the price, but the Canadian Taxpayers…

just-drinks.com - Aninda Chakraborty - Endeavour Group trims wine portfolio in cost-saving plan
Endeavour Group trims wine portfolio in cost-saving plan
just-drinks

Endeavour Group has unveiled a restructure of its Pinnacle Drinks business as it looks to cut costs and trim its premium wine range. In a statement today (27 May), the Australian group said it will reposition Pinnacle as an “asset-light…

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