The establishment of quality assurance systems is an important development in the wine sector, particularly so for new and emerging wine regions. Focusing on the Canadian wine industry, this article examines the determinants of a winery's decision to adopt Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) certification for wines. The analysis also examines whether wineries seek VQA certification for higher-priced wines or whether VQA certification leads to higher wine prices.

Napa County Board of Supervisors is this year developing changes to winery use-permit reporting procedures to make sure the area's roughly 500 wine producers meet the requirements of their operating permits

Branches Winery near Westby has become the first winery in the Midwest to can wine, according to owners Therese and Gene Bergholz

In 2012 DtC sales represented 49 percent of overall revenue for wineries that took advantage of it. The SVB survey found that percentage has increased in 2017 to 61 percent of wine revenue

A panel of industry experts will discuss how the wine business is changing, and how everything from new technology to good old-fashioned cannabis affects how wine is sold today.

The 84-acre Turnkey Business will be sold by Elite Auctions on June 17th

Gaw Van Male has hired Carlie Speelman, a paralegal specialist in alcohol beverage matters. A Northern California native, Carlie has spent over a decade in the wine industry advising her internal clients on every aspect of alcohol beverage regulation including trade practices, compliance and licensing.

Jeff Martin, a British Columbia winemaker with more than 40 vintages in two hemispheres, dominated at one of California's oldest and most respected wine competitions.

When the spotted lanternfly was initially found in Berks County, PA, in September 2014, the Keystone State was on high alert - given the pest's destructive history in Korea and potential economic impact. This sap-feeding planthopper is native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam. But, it is an invasive species in Korea, where it is known to attack 67 host species - including grapes, apples, and stone fruit.

The eggs help create different layers of flavor complexity and mouth feel.

No farmers or others engaged in agricultural activities have been fined for creating dust...

Vinters Logistics trucks ply the back roads of the Pacific Northwest, dropping off French oak barrels to wineries, picking up grapes from vineyards, transporting cases and cases of wine to its sophisticated warehouse. The trucks form part of a complex supply chain that marks the US wine industry, a logistics network that is both extensive and exacting.

How Treasury Wine Estates's liquid assets stack up against its debt?

Gov. Rick Scott has until Wednesday to decide the fate of one of the most heavily-lobbied bills in years, the removal of the so-called "liquor wall" so that Walmart, Target and other big box stores can sell liquor. Publix and local chain liquor stores tried mightily to kill the bill but it squeaked through the Senate, 21-17, and the House, 58-57, after years of intense lobbying on both sides. The lobbying is now aimed at Scott -- and the clock is ticking

In closed-door remarks to members of the conservative Jefferson Institute in Virginia on April 18, a recording of which was obtained by Reuters, Ebell said Trump's administration had made a series of missteps, including delays in appointing key EPA officials, that could hamper efforts to cut red tape for industry.