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California doesn’t do things by halves. Having recently leapfrogged Japan to become the fourth-largest economy in the world, this Pacific state is indisputably at the cutting edge of technology and innovation. On a recent trip to the Central Coast vineyards, which took in rides in the autonomous Waymos that ply the street of LA and San Francisco, and witnessed the earth-rumbling launch of a SpaceX rocket Starlink satellite launch – which completely upstaged a winemaker in his vineyards in the Santa Barbara Hills – this was pressed home time and again.
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Published: 04 April, 2025
Napa Valley producer Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery was among the four winners at the California Green Medal Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards 2025. The California Green Medals are awarded to California wine producers which show leadership and innovation in terms of their sustainability practices.
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Published: 26 March, 2025
Californian specialist E&J Gallo is continuing to invest significantly in its luxury portfolio despite moderation headwinds coming thick and fast and the on-trade suffering in mature markets.
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Published: 24 February, 2025
The 2025 Premiere Napa Valley auction raised $3.3m via the sale of lots for the region's 2023 vintage. The auction's performance represented a 10% increase compared to last year's event. The proceeds from the auction directly support Napa Valley Vintners’ programmes which aim to promote and protect the region’s wines.
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Published: 14 February, 2025
Connor Best of Napa Valley Vintners, speaking at the recent Premiere Napa Valley tasting in London, explained that the premium wine region's outlook will stay resolutely outward-looking despite the potential impact of global trade wars.
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Published: 28 November, 2024
The 2024 California harvest got off to an early start in many regions following a rainy winter, a cool spring and a warm summer during a year which has left a lasting impression on vintners, the California Wine Institute said.
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Published: 18 October, 2024
A partnership has emerged between the Old Vine Conference (OVC) and various organisations in California, which will culminate in a northern California meeting in late 2025 where Jancis Robinson MW will be the keynote speaker.
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Treasury Wine Estates’ global wine brand Beaulieu Vineyard has announced a multimillion-dollar renovation of its Napa Valley winery, set to be completed in spring 2026.
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Published: 08 April, 2024
Wine Advocate, the bimonthly wine publication founded by Robert Parker in 1978 has appointed a non-American editor-in-chief for the first time in its history.
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Published: 06 December, 2023
Berry Bros. & Rudd has today (6 December) announced two Napa Valley estates, Heitz Cellar and Ink Grade, as exclusive new agencies for Berry Bros. & Rudd and Fields, Morris & Verdin (FMV) in the UK.
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Published: 21 November, 2023
Following a late harvest and thus extra ripening time, Californian producers are predicting the 2023 vintage will be one of the ‘finest in years’, according to the Wine Institute – the membership board representing Californian wineries.
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E. & J. Gallo Winery has teamed up with the ‘Rhône Ranger’ Randall Grahm, the Californian winemaker famed for his iterations of classic French wines.
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Published: 17 April, 2023
Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has announced its investment of $2.1 million in support of wildfire resiliency in Napa County. The funds will go towards fire breaks, restoration of forest lands and education on forest health and wildfires.
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Published: 17 March, 2023
Daou Family Estates has expanded its reach with the purchase of an as yet unnamed property in Tuscany.
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Published: 08 March, 2023
In 2022 there were 7,490 wildfires in California according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The total acreage burned last year was 362,455, this was well below the five-year average of 2.3 million acres.
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Published: 08 November, 2022
Wineries across the state are expecting ‘a high-quality vintage for 2022’ according to the Californian Vinters Report.
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Green Wine Future 2022 by Wineally was four days of presentations and content focusing on the various challenges the wine business faces today concerning sustainable agriculture, global climate change, water conservation, corporate responsibility, greenwashing, and much more.
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Published: 25 April, 2022
California is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the wine world, whether that be judged by size, value or quality. Accounting for some 90% of the US’s wine, considered alone the state comes up behind France, Spain and Italy as the fourth-largest producer in the world. What is more, California has carved out a high-end reputation, with investable ‘blue chip’ labels and other top quality wines to rival the best from Europe’s headlining regions, both in terms of status and the price tags to match. It is fair to say, though, that this has been achieved with more of a focus on America’s own wine-thirsty and deep-pocketed buyers.
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Published: 28 February, 2022
Bidders from around the world attended the 26th annual Premiere Napa Valley wine auction, conducted by Sotheby’s on Saturday.
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Published: 16 February, 2022
The number of Californian wines traded on Liv-ex has risen almost 480% over the last five years to reach a record high.
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