Is Australia About to Revolutionise Wine – Again?
Australia deserves credit for having popularised new forms of wine packaging twice. Is it about to make that a hat trick?
February 2026
LODI FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF PRUNING CHAMPIONS
Over the weekend of January 17th, Kautz Farms in Lodi hosted a vineyard pruning contest that brought together high school students from across the state for a hands-on agricultural competition. My own career in agriculture began in high school when I joined the Tokay FFA Chapter and became part of the grapevine pruning team.
National Wine Day in Moldova: A Silver Jubilee That Celebrates More Than Just Wine
National Wine Day in Moldova: A Silver Jubilee That Celebrates More Than Just Wine
Brown Estate: Inside The First And Only Black-Owned Wine Estate In Napa Valley, California
Brown Estate: Inside The First And Only Black-Owned Wine Estate In Napa Valley, California
🎧Ep. 2604 Surviving the Slowdown: Trends, Distribution Landscape & Competitive Advantage with Peter Yeung
In this episode, Barbara Fitzgerald is in conversation with Peter Yeung, a leading wine business consultant, to discuss the current state of the wine industry and the national and regional trends shaping the US market. They explore today’s distribution landscape, the key challenges facing importers and producers, and how tariffs are affecting Italian wines in …
Ag Organizations React to U.S.-Taiwan Trade Agreement
WASHINGTON — On February 12th, 2026, the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan was signed with U.S. Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Taiwan’s Vice Premier Li-chiun Cheng and Minister without Portfolio Jen-ni Yang in attendance. “The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Taiwan will eliminate tariff and non-tariff barriers facing U.S. …
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🎧The Wine Makers – Episode 400 and DTC Reflections
Four hundred episodes. In classic Wine Makers Pod style, this one sorta snuck up on us. Technically, we breezed past our 400th episode somewhere in the Monterey fog while recording at the DTC Wine Symposium. So we decided to package two of our favorite DTC interviews with two of our favorite people on the planet, …
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📺🍾 Chapter 1: Stolpman | One Vine, Three Generations, a Lifetime of Commitment | Wine Bros Uncorked
In this episode of Wine Bros Uncorked, we head to Ballard Canyon to meet Pete Stolpman at one of the most singular vineyards in California — Stolpman Vineyar…
🎧Sam Neill UNCUT – Taster
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY BONUS CONTENT (short taster) – Sam Neill leads a double life. He’s not Batman, or Bananaman. He’s ConvivialWineChap (trademark pending). On the one hand, he’s world-famous actor Sam Neill, acclaimed for his starring roles in Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders, The Piano and all that jazz. On the other, he’s proud proprietor of Two Paddocks …