News — Premium Wine Production

Global wine consumption continues to fall in 2026, but the real story for premium European and Californian wineries is not collapse – it is a sharper, more selective demand that increasingly rewards quality, identity, and storytelling.

Quilceda Creek, one of Washington state’s most elite Cabernet Sauvignon producers, has purchased a 17-acre vineyard in Red Mountain from the Duckhorn Portfolio. The purchase price was not disclosed.