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The day's wine business news: deals, data, and developments that move the trade.
Jean-Charles Boisset Buys Artesa Winery in Carneros from Raventos Codorniu
Boisset Collection acquires the Carneros estate from Raventos Codorniu for an undisclosed sum; the estate its founders built for sparkling wine in 1991 passes to Napa's most acquisitive buyer.
October 1, 2026
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Comer Calls on HHS to Punish Contractors Over Unauthorized Alcohol Study Release
Chairman James Comer says Synergy Enterprises and panel members published data from a Biden-era alcohol intake study without authorization aOctober 1, 2026 - News
England 2026: Record Heat Brings Earliest-Ever Harvests and Vintage Hopes
Nyetimber began picking September 14, its earliest harvest since 1988; Wine GB is optimistic after England and Wales recorded their driest JOctober 1, 2026 - News
Seventh Circuit Hears Arguments in Freehan v. Berg Retailer Shipping Case
A Seventh Circuit panel heard oral arguments September 17 on Illinois's retailer shipping law; the Easterbrook panel dynamic could deciOctober 1, 2026 - News
Vinarchy Launches Vintelligence, a £1.4bn Bet on Occasion-Led Wine Retailing
Vinarchy's Vintelligence initiative reorganizes wine by occasion, taste and price; the company claims it could add £1.4 billion to theOctober 1, 2026 - News
France Braces for One of Its Smallest Wine Harvests in Three Decades
Agreste puts the 2026 crop at 33.9 million hectolitres, down 6 percent on 2025, as record heat and drought scorch vineyards; Spain and ItalySeptember 30, 2026