Northern California’s wine regions, distinguished by Napa, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, have shown remarkable resilience in the face of fluctuating…
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Tim Carl
Tim Carl lives, writes and teaches in Calistoga. He grew up in St. Helena and traces his Calistoga grape-growing roots back five generations. You can reach him at tcarl@northbaybiz.com.
Over the last few decades some wine producers have been using heavy glass as a proxy for high quality, but…
The 2023 grape season in Northern California’s vineyards is underway, with winemakers and vineyard managers preparing to closely monitor the…
The power of using false health claims to sell everything from cocaine mixed with wine to cigarettes and cereal is…
Back in early 2020 a local farmer became suspicious. When she sprayed weeds with an “organic” herbicide called Agro Gold…
In 2022 California wineries and vineyards—along with their allied businesses—delivered a total annual economic contribution of $73 billion to the state’s economy and $170.5 billion to the…
Back in the early days of 2022 the NorCal wine industry was sighing with relief. Beside the fact that there…
In the summer of 2021 two local wine producers—Santa Rosa’s Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) and Napa Valley’s Duckhorn Vineyards (NAPA)—issued…
The world is heading into recession in 2023, and every industry will feel the impact–even the wine industry. Historically, those…
Most of the wine sold throughout the world is made using Vitis vinifera grapes. Native to the area near the…
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