Good Morning and Happy Saturday, It's August 2, 2025.

Can alcohol labels be trusted?

Now more than ever people are paying attention to alcohol levels in their wines, as no/low alternatives are finding a fanbase and people consider what moderation means. Decanter digs into the process in the US for labelling alcohol by volume in wines and what those numbers might really mean. (Decanter)

‘It’s a crisis moment’: Bay Area grocery habits are changing the physical stores

Safeway grocery stores in San Francisco have a large share of their customer base now ordering through an app and getting groceries delivered at home. (San Francisco Chronicle) What might this mean for new product introductions and for packaging upgrades?

Is It Time For Retailers to Start Promoting More Gallo Wines?

Gallo thinks so. (Fermentation/Tom Wark)

The Untapped Power of Cover Crops in Michigan Vineyards

Exploring biodiversity, resilience and regenerative practices in Michigan's wine industry. (Morning AgClips)

This California wine paradise all but vanished. Now there’s a quest to revive it

The Cucamunga Valley, once the center of California winemaking, wass almost destroyed from World War II on by shopping centers, tract homes, warehouses (Amazon's largest warehouse is there) and Ontario (Calif.) Airport. Now, what vineyards remain are being revived, thanks to one man's quest and a determined winemaker from Northern California. (Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle)

Why I traveled hundreds of miles to this disappearing California wine region

The story behind Esther Mobley's Cucamonga story. (San Francisco Chronicle)

For A Better You

Healthy Lifestyle Can Help People at Risk for Dementia, Study Finds

The study found that a combination of exercise, healthy diet and other behaviors led to cognitive benefits. How much intense guidance is required was unclear, experts said.

21 things you can declutter with zero emotional energy

“Decision-free” decluttering will cost you a little time but no thought and no heartache.

Lessons from a Lawn-Mowing Robot

Inside my home robot takeover. (Joanna Stern. She's the Wall Street Journal's tech columnist, currently on book leave.