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Posted: March 2, 2010 By James Molesworth
Chile's wine industry was not spared from the effects of the devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern part of the country three days ago. Wineries in both the Curicó and Maule valleys, which are not far from the epicenter, were especially hard hit.
Posted: February 18, 2010 By Diana Macle, Tim Fish
A French court has handed out suspended jail terms and fines to 12 members of the Languedoc wine industry for selling millions of bottles of Pinot Noir to Gallo for its Red Bicyclette label that were illegally cut with cheaper Merlot and Syrah.
Posted: February 16, 2010 By Tim Fish
Wineries still face trying times in 2010, hope discounting can keep them afloat.
Cult Cabernet producer still developing plans for property adjoining his winery
Posted: January 27, 2010 By MaryAnn Worobiec
Bill Harlan, owner of cult California Cabernet labels Harlan Estate and Bond, has purchased the 21-acre former Diamond Oaks Winery in Oakville, next door to his own Oakville property.
Posted: March 27, 2009 By Mitch Frank
After months of turmoil, Australian beverage giant Foster's Group is moving to shore up its American operations. After unveiling a company restructuring in January that affirmed its commitment to the wine business, the firm announced this week that Stephen Brauer, general manager of Pernod Ricard USA Wines, will take over its American wine division.
Posted: December 23, 2008 By James Laube
The Foley Wine Group has purchased Sebastiani Vineyards, one of the cornerstones of the Sonoma County wine industry for the past century, owner William Foley told Wine Spectator. The family-owned winery, founded in Sonoma in 1904, had been trying to sell its business in recent months, according to Mary Ann Sebastiani Cuneo, one of the principal owners.
Visionary vintner helped usher in a new era for California wine
Posted: May 16, 2008 By James Laube
Robert Mondavi, a visionary winemaker and brilliant marketer who helped lead California wine into international prominence, died at 9 a.m. on May 16 at home in Yountville, Calif. He was 94. Outspoken, energetic and charismatic, Mondavi was one of the most influential and admired winemakers in California history.
Posted: August 21, 2007 By Lynn Alley
The U.S. Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the federal agency that regulates the wine industry, is considering redefining some of the criteria for establishing American Viticultural Areas (AVAs)—particularly subappellations within major winegrowing regions such as Napa Valley.
Posted: August 2, 2007 By James Laube, Daniel Sogg
GI Partners, a private-equity firm based in Menlo Park, Calif., and London, announced today that it had made a "controlling investment" in Duckhorn Wine Co., which owns the Duckhorn and Paraduxx wineries in Napa Valley and Goldeneye in Mendocino's Anderson Valley.
Posted: August 1, 2007 By James Laube
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, which vaulted to international fame when its Napa Valley Cabernet won the Paris Tasting of 1976, has been sold for $185 million to a partnership of Washington-based Ste. Michelle Estate and Tuscan vintner Piero Antinori.
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