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Ironstone Vineyards Owner Buys Brands

The Kautz family, which owns Ironstone Vineyards, has bought a collection of wines from Allan Lombardi, owner of Thomas Allen Winery. Terms weren't disclosed. The brands include Thomas Allen, Hook or Crook Cellars, Provenance Vineyards, Fortitude by Provenance, Red Phoenix, Samuel Lindsay Wines, Landing 63, Weekday Wines and

How a Winery Worker Started a Wildfire that Lasted 17 Days, Wrecked Vintages

On Aug. 21, 2025, Juan Luis Gutierrez Marfil disposed of some hot ashes into a burn pile. The resulting wildfire lasted 17 days, destroyed on home and four outbuildings. A number of winegrape growers abandoned their vintages owing to smoke taint they blamed on the fire. Total dmage was estimated

Women for WineSense Launches Evidence-Based Wine & Health Resource

Women For WineSense (WWS), the national organization for wine education and networking, launched its new Wine and Health educational resource. Developed by National Director of Education Tessa Butterfield in collaboration with retired physician Dr. Edward J. Miller, the comprehensive series provides clear, evidence-based answers to the public’s most

Late-Summer Alcohol Appetite Stays Muted as Momentum Holds Flat: NIQ

Alcohol sales remain under pressure as value-seeking consumers reshape state performance, NIQ reports. Prepared Cocktails, which had powered the Spirits category through much of the summer, has been negative for three consecutive weeks. Just a bit negative – in the latest week easing just 0.9%, according to NIQ – but

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Dolly Parton’s philanthropy was based on ‘her belief in the goodness of people’ “I just give from my heart,” she said in a 2022 speech accepting the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. “I never know what I’m going to do or why I’m gonna do it. I just

Pernod Ricard Net Plunged 17% (-5.2% Organic) as Sales Fell 14.2% (Organic -3.9%)

If it wasn't for the U.S. and China, Fiscal 2026 would almost have been a decent year. But U.S. sales fell 14% and China plunged 19% and that meant Pernod Ricard's organic sales eased 3.9% (reported -14.2%). Excluding the U.S. and