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The day's wine business news: deals, data, and developments that move the trade.
Antinori Heist Exposes Winery Security Gap as €5M Theft Hits Export Warehouse
Thieves took 30,000 bottles of 2023 Solaia, Tignanello and Guado al Tasso from a Cortona logistics hub after alarms were deactivated from inside. With insurance falling short and a third Italian winery hit in months, the trade faces an operational risk reckoning.
October 10, 2026
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British Columbia Wraps a Record-Early 2026 Harvest as Smoke Complicates the Vintage
British Columbia wraps a record-early 2026 harvest, with Tantalus finishing October 1 and wildfire smoke complicating an otherwise promisingOctober 5, 2026 - News
California's 2026 Harvest Runs Weeks Early as Light Crops Concentrate Flavor
California's 2026 harvest is running weeks early on light crops, with vintners reporting concentrated flavors, bright acidity and promiOctober 5, 2026 - News
Avennia Acquires Gramercy Cellars, Uniting Two of Washington's Leading Luxury Brands
Woodinville's Avennia acquires Gramercy Cellars, its Octave Vineyard interest and Forgotten Hills Vineyard; founder Greg Harrington staOctober 1, 2026 - News
Jean-Charles Boisset Buys Artesa Winery in Carneros from Raventos Codorniu
Boisset Collection acquires the 350-acre Carneros estate from Raventos Codorniu for an undisclosed sum; sparkling production returns in-housOctober 1, 2026 - News
Bordeaux 2026: Earliest Harvest on Record as Trade Debunks Fire-Taint Fears
The CIVB says the July Gironde fires, 15km from the nearest vines and burning during veraison, pose little or no smoke-taint risk; picking bOctober 1, 2026 - News
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
Gundlach Bundschu, California's Oldest Family-Run Winery, Files for Chapter 11
Vineburg LLC filed for Chapter 11 on September 23 with $39.1 million in liabilities against $17.2 million in assets; a debt-financed 2020 exOctober 1, 2026 - News
Legend Napa Valley Custom Crush Shuts Down Mid-Harvest, Stranding Winemakers
Clients of the American Canyon custom crush facility got roughly two weeks to remove wine and equipment mid-harvest; the property had sold iOctober 1, 2026 - News
Liv-ex: Fine Wine Prices at Decade Lows, and Buyers Should Take Note
Liv-ex CEO James Miles says wine hasn't been this affordable since 2014; the Fine Wine 1000 is back to 2015 levels and back-vintage BorOctober 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 - News
Sonoma County Vintners Merges With Winegrowers Today, Ending 82-Year Standalone Run
The two county trade groups will fold winery membership into a single Sonoma County Wine program launching in 2027, with details of the newSeptember 30, 2026