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Wine Spectator: Jackson Family Wines Buys Sonoma’s Copaín

Jackson Family Wines is continuing its Pinot Noir buying spree, acquiring the Sonoma winery Copaín, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 17, 2016

News Briefs for January 20, 2015

•Napa Valley’s fabled Mayacamas Vineyards is reopening this month with a new team led by owners Charles and Ali Banks of Terroir, Inc. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 20, 2015

Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction Raises Record $4 Million, Reports Wine Spectator

It was plenty hot at the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction on August 31, and it wasn’t just the temperature. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 3, 2014

Wine Spectator: Sonoma County Sues Winemaker Paul Hobbs

Winemaker Paul Hobbs is facing a lawsuit by Sonoma County officials that could potentially cost him millions of dollars, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 18, 2014

Artesa To Sell Contested Sonoma Coast Property, Reports Wine Spectator

In perhaps the final chapter of the ongoing legal battle between Artesa Vineyards and Winery and several environmental organizations over the proposed conversion of a 324-acre tract in Sonoma to Pinot Noir vineyards, Artesa has has put up the property for sale for $1.5 million, Wine Spectator reports. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 9, 2014

Kosta Browne Acquires First Vineyard

Sonoma County’s Kosta Browne, whose wines have earned more than 70 scores of 90-plus from Wine Spectator over the years, has purchased its first vineyard, a 20-acre block from the Keefer Ranch, located in the Russian River Valley appellation. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 2, 2013

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