In an encouraging example of bipartisan action, groups of Democrat and Republican Senators and House Members, plus one Independent, have joined together to sponsor legislation expanding funding for agricultural exports, including wine. On the House side, the lead sponsor is Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), a wine grape grower himself as well as being co-chair of … Read more

Wine is produced and consumed in all 50 states, but one dominates the other 49 while still remaining a collaborative partner in advancing the entire wine industry. California Profile Many books have been written about California wine country, so a paragraph or two can only offer a glimpse. Long before there was a United States, … Read more

Last week’s Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, following a Covid-induced hiatus the past couple years, felt almost like a rebirth of our industry, and the excitement was palpable. Sponsored and organized by the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) and the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV), this year’s 29th edition of … Read more

This week I attended the annual meeting of the National Grape Research Alliance (NGRA), a great organization which WineAmerica supports, in Sacramento.  Last week I judged hundreds of wines in Cloverdale, CA at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the nation’s largest with over 5,500 entries. In December, I delivered an opening keynote address titled, … Read more

Arkansas wine? Yes indeed. Wine is produced and consumed in all 50 states, and we will highlight the economic impact in each one over the course of this year. Remember: The total impact in each state combines the Direct, Supplier, and Induced levels reaching from vineyards to local communities, so even a small wine-producing state … Read more