Young West Coast wineries close to producing from 100% estate fruit

In an ambitious venture, the Federal Trade Commission is requiring 14 major alcoholic beverage producers to release information about their Internet and digital marketing efforts.

The Northwest-based LIVE program was awarded an official international endorsement of its independent, third-party sustainable vineyard and winery certification program from the International Organization for Biological Control of Noxious Plants and Animals.

Mendocino Wine Group asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by co-founder Paul Dolan, saying the veteran wine executive was fired for leaking confidential financial information to a competitor in which he had an economic interest.

* Australia 2011/12 wine grape production to total 1.53 mln tonnes * Forecast represents lowest production in five years * Production projected to increase over next two years

New Jersey wineries can now take orders over the Internet and phone and ship their product directly to the homes of New Jersey consumers. The bi-partisan legislation was passed in January and signed into law by Governor Chris Christie.

Let's be blunt: It's virtually impossible for the average wine drinker-even for the not-so-average wine enthusiast, really-to make sense of most of today's so-called better wine lists.

Concerns about erosion and development mean growers will pay more to develop prized higher-altitude terrain

Mouse study suggests synthetic form of compound found in grapes deserves a look

Accolade Wines has unveiled a ready-to-drink range aimed at 25 to 35-year-old female at-home drinkers.

The number of wineries in Texas has exploded from 40 in 2004 to more than 250 today. However, the number of acres of grape vineyards has not kept pace with the growth of Texas wineries.

With high-end Bordeaux prices climbing beyond the stratosphere, Lafite Rothschild boldly declared it was time to hold the line and the most famous of the First Growth château has indeed dropped its en primeur price for the 2011 vintage by about 20 percent.

Brintex, organiser of the LIWF and Distil, has announced that China will exhibit for the first time this year at its annual trade fair in May.

Founder Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia once publicly hoped that his creation might have thousands of entries - it now has millions.

Despite record prices and 100 percent free tonnage, California raisin exports are increasing at a faster pace than domestic sales.

There was a day when farmers and winemakers alike adored the black grape alicante bouschet. That was long ago, during Prohibition.

Coinciding with the enactment of the Korean and United States Free Trade Agreement on March 15, 2012, Wente Vineyards of Livermore Valley, California, has found a way to celebrate the biggest trade accord in almost 20 years.

DrinkLocalWine.com, an organization I co-founded four years ago with Dallas-based wine writer Jeff Siegel, held its fourth annual conference last weekend in Denver, bringing together bloggers from as far away as New York and California to explore Colorado wine. Not to sound too self-serving, but I think it's fair to say this was the best conference yet.

Chile's vineyard owners are expecting a slightly different taste and aroma to the wines they produce this year as they harvest grapes during an exceptionally long drought.

California's Napa Valley Vintners has upped the ante in its quest to protect its brand name. It has joined the joined the Organisation for International Geographical Indications Network (oriGIn) - which lobbies internationally for more effective legal protection for Geographic Indications. OriGIn has 350 producer associations across 40 countries.

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