By Barry Eberling, Napa Register

 "Napa County is trying to ease the sticker shock that some grape growers are receiving from the soon-to-begin groundwater pumping fees for wells on the Napa Valley floor.
By how much may not be known until July 28. That’s when county supervisors, for the first time, are scheduled to adopt groundwater pumping fees for the Napa Valley subbasin to appear on property tax bills...

​Still, the worst-case scenarios left a bad taste in the mouth for many in the wine industry. The Napa Valley Grapegrowers' executive director, Caleb Mosley, said one Oakville grower faced a $12,800 fee.
“This is on top of an already difficult landscape that we’re operating within,” he told supervisors during budget hearings on June 16..."

By Brett Marsh, Napa Register

"​A stubborn grapevine disease is confounding the Napa Valley’s wine grape growers. Its symptoms – red, blotchy patterns on the leaf – almost look like benign fall colors.
But red blotch, as the virus is called, has emerged as one of the most damaging and difficult-to-track grapevine diseases to hit the valley in years. And its center is the Rutherford American Viticultural Area – known for generous sunshine and cool evenings, home to some of Napa’s oldest and most renowned vineyard properties. 
Vineyard managers Jake Maus and Brian Hoefgen have been on the front line of the battle against red blotch since it was identified by UC Davis researchers in 2012. Maus has been with Colinas Farming Co., which manages vineyards across multiple AVAs, since 2015, while Hoefgen runs Beckstoffer's Georges III Vineyard, a 300-acre parcel in Rutherford..."

​June 11, 2026 (Napa, CA) — Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) will host the 2026 Organic Winegrowing Conference on July 29th, and has introduced a new educational format that takes growers directly into the vineyard to explore the future of organic farming and sustainable winegrowing practices. Titled From the Vineyard to the Future of Organic Farming, the month-long program will feature a series of Organic Field Days on three consecutive Wednesdays throughout the Napa Valley, culminating in the Organic Winegrowing Conference on Wednesday, July 29 at The Culinary Institute of America at Copia in downtown Napa.
The Organic Field Days will occur on July 8 at Baldacci Family Vineyards focusing on soil fertility, July 15 at Quintessa covering beneficial insects and pest management, and July 22 at an Opus One trial vineyard discussing ground cover. Designed to provide practical, real-world insights, the Wednesday morning field sessions will bring growers into working vineyards to observe organic farming strategies in action, highlighting how day-to-day farming decisions influence long-term vineyard performance and stewardship.
The series will conclude on July 29 with the Organic Winegrowing Conference, bringing together industry leaders, growers, and sustainability advocates for discussions on the future of organic agriculture.
The conference will open with a keynote conversation featuring two respected organic producers – Steve Matthiasson of Matthiasson Wines and Jason Haas of Tablas Creek Vineyard, discussing how organic winegrowing operates across different wine regions, climates, and market segments with practical takeaways for growers at any scale.