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Three members of the Hawke’s Bay wine industry have become the first recipients of the Great Wine Capitals Knowledge Exchange Programme.

– The Central Coast’s Jada Vineyard, located in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles and now in its 24th year, has promoted Nate Hall […]

In his promotion to Chief Winemaker, Stuart Hordern is the second person to hold this position in Brokenwood's 54-year history.

On November 16, 2023, Deirdre Mahlan, The Duckhorn Portfolio’s Interim President and CEO, announced the company’s agreement to acquire Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards.

On October 30, 2023, Treasury Wine Estates, the company which also owns Penfolds and Beringer, announced the acquisition of California’s Daou Vineyards.

The Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation, a non-profit led by President Deborah Brenner, has awarded scholarships to 76 candidates this year.

Ruffino has appointed Olga Fusari as winemaker, overseeing the Super Tuscan blends produced at their Poggio Casciano estate near Florence .

Ana María Cumsille will start as winemaker for Viña Carmen, the Chilean winery established in 1850 in the Andean foothills town of Alto Jahuel.

Last month I was fortunate to attend an extremely educational seminar and tasting centered on Sauvignon Blanc and hosted by Tom Gamble – third generation farmer/proprietor of Gamble Family Vineyards – whose family has been farming in the Napa Valley since 1916.