California - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Stannary expands Cali portfolio with Hirsch Vineyards

Published: 23 June, 2021

Hirsch Vineyards, the California winery, has appointed fine wine merchant Stannary Wine as the sole distributor of its wines in the UK market.

Historic Inglenook winery renews ties with New Generation Wines

Published: 20 April, 2021

Rutherford’s Inglenook winery has renewed its partnership with UK importer and distributor New Generation Wines as it aims to grow its international appeal.

California: Challenging French supremacy

Published: 15 April, 2021

The smartly boxed and sleekly designed sample bottles distributed ahead of the recent California Wine Institute’s Essential California at Home series of tastings were eye-catching in other ways too.

Justerini & Brooks signs Napa’s Frog’s Leap

Published: 02 March, 2021

Justerini & Brooks has added Rutherford Frog’s Leap winery to its California portfolio.

Penfolds’ first Cali wine twenty years in the making alongside TWE restructure

Published: 17 February, 2021

Penfolds has released its first ever Californian wine – a move that forms part of a major restructure of parent company Treasury Wine Estates’ (TWE) operating model which aims to rebalance its US operations and focus on new Penfolds launches outside of Australia.

Daou assembles dream team for Patrimony label

Published: 04 February, 2021

California’s Daou Family Estates has made four new hires in order to lead the advancement of its Patrimony Estate, including three former faces at Opus One.

California wine gets export push with $10m campaign

Published: 02 February, 2021

The California Wine Institute (CWI) is to launch a new global brand campaign called the “Golden State of Mind” to promote its wines internationally and boost export sales.

Four Corners Wine expands Cali portfolio with new trio

Published: 18 January, 2021

Premium California importer Four Corners Wine has enhanced its portfolio with a trio of new wineries.

Daou Family Estates outlines climate strategy

Published: 17 December, 2020

California’s Daou Family Estates has revealed the ‘three phase approach’ it is employing to tackle heatwaves and cold snaps in the vineyard, which have become more extreme over the past decade.

Roberson adds Cali wines to London Cru

Published: 29 October, 2020

Roberson Wine has expanded its own London Cru brand with two Californian producers, marking the first wines from the wine country to join the portfolio.

CWI webinars to give ‘accurate story’ of harvest across Cali

Published: 26 October, 2020

‘The Harvest Sessions’, a trio of webinars from California Wine Institute (CWI) is promising to give an “accurate story” of the 2020 harvest across the wine country from the perspective of winemakers and growers.

CWI confirms fewer than 20 wineries physically damaged

Published: 12 October, 2020

The California Wine Institute (CWI) has confirmed that fewer than 20 of the 4,200 wineries in the wine country have reported physical fire damage as a result of 2020 wildfires.

CWI confirms reports of affected wineries but "too soon to estimate impact”

Published: 29 September, 2020

The California Wine Institute (CWI) has confirmed that there have been early reports of wineries that have been directly affected by the current California wildfires.

Two wineries damaged by latest Cali wildfires

Published: 25 August, 2020

The Wine Institute (CWI) has confirmed that, as of last night, two wineries in California have experienced damage as a result of the latest wildfires.

California Wine country eludes Hennessy fire

Published: 20 August, 2020

California’s wine country has so far been spared the wrath of the latest wildfires, which broke out in the northern part of the state on Monday.

Flint adds Aubert Wines

Published: 15 June, 2020

Flint Wines has been appointed as the first official UK agent for California’s Aubert Wines.

Roberson talks supercharging online sales as UK e-commerce soars to 10 year high

Published: 14 May, 2020

Overnight, online sales have become the breadwinner for companies up and down the UK thanks to Covid-19 and its not-so-subtle ability to completely reshape shopping behaviours.

Central Coast with Alex Krause, Birichino

Published: 30 March, 2020

Birichino’s flight at the recent Wines of California tasting was a lesson in how to go against the grain, with a focus on native ferments and century-old dry-farmed plantings all made at its Santa Cruz winery.