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
SACRAMENTO, CA, January 26, 2023–The seventh annual Rich Smith Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the American grape and wine industry was presented yesterday to Marty Clubb, co-owner of L’Ecole No. 41, a premium winery in Walla Walla, Washington, and a major contributor to the Washington and American wine industry. “We are pleased to … Read more