The Five Pillars of Anti-Alcohol Hysteria
Canada is leading the way and the U.S. Zealots will follow.
October 2025
🎧Ep 148: Canopy Cowboys: Riding Ripeness & Harvest Hunches from Vintage 2025 – Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
🍇 Where Wine Takes You – Episode Highlights 🍷  This week we saddle up with the Canopy Cowboys of Alterra Solutions — a vineyard management supergroup shaping some of the most coveted sites in Paso. We’re talking legacy, precision farming, and how to ride ripeness like a pro, and what Paso is learning from Harvest …
🎧Podcast 739 – Mark Kaigas, Winemaker, Quilceda Creek, Snohomish, Washington – Life Between the Vines
Washington’s Columbia Valley is known for spectacular vineyard sites focusing on exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon. Quilceda Creek is a renowed Cab producer earning 100 point scores…
The Duckhorn Portfolio Launches New Employee Ownership Program
The Duckhorn Portfolio (“Duckhorn” or the “Company”), North America’s premier luxury wine company, announced today that it has granted all 598 regular full-t…
Treasury Wine Estates pulls guidance on China, US troubles
Treasury Wine Estates has scrapped its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance, citing an “uncertain outlook” for Penfolds and Treasury Americas.Â
The World’s Best Chardonnay for 2025 Comes from Tasmania, Not France
At this year’s International Wine Challenge, Tolpuddle Vineyard’s 2023 Chardonnay outperformed bottles from Burgundy, California, and beyond, earning 98 points and winning five trophies, including Champion White Wine. The victory confirms what sommeliers have been saying for years: Australia’s cool-climate regions are redefining great Chardonnay.
This Vintage Wine Train In California Is A Scenic Exploration Of Food & Booze
When you combine dinner and a view, it somehow makes your meal better. When that view is from a vintage train overlooking scenic California, that’s perfection.
Afternoon Brief, October 13
CAWG-Sponsored Legislation Signed into Law: This weekend, legislation co-sponsored by the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) was signed into law by Governor Newsom. SB 279 (McNerney) will make it easier for growers across California to…
Tennessee’s Underrated Wine Paradise Is A Charming Town Near Memphis With Sweet Rolling Vineyards
Tennessee is well known for its whiskey, but a charming small town near Memphis offers an alternative to distilleries with its rolling fields and red wine.
Michelin Burns Rubber on Wine Scores
 The world’s most famous food guide is moving into wine. What will that mean for the 100-point merchants?