Jeff Quackenbush

The North Coast wine grape season is delayed due to cooler weather and weak buyer interest. Sales trends show shifting consumer preferences, leading to a supply-demand imbalance.

Vintage Wine Estates filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in 2024, impacting California's wine industry and coming at a time of significant challenges with consumer demand. We catch up with what buyers of the dozens of brands and wineries have been doing.

The plant has sparked controversy due to its proximity to Credo High School and neighboring homes, and the company’s recent open house drew parents and residents expressing concerns over a permit application to expand it.

Mood Board Studios builds “Dynamic Kitchen,” a fully customizable set for food, wine and lifestyle photo and video shoots, letting content creators swap styles without changing locations.

Eleven firms in Napa, Solano, Marin and Sonoma counties made Inc. magazine’s list of fast-growing U.S. companies for 2025. Among them is a key maker of equipment for AI data centers and the nation’s leading producer of organic seaweed snacks.

Pat Roney, former CEO of Vintage Wine Estates, has acquired the Sojourn Cellars and Windsor Vineyards, two brands that had been caught up in big bankruptcy cases. His next act is focusing on revitalization amid the North Coast wine industry's challenges.

The Santa Rosa-based electronics test and measurement company reported fiscal third-quarter sales grew 11%, but tariffs, product acquisition and research costs led to a drop in net income. The company now expects higher annual revenue and earnings. “We’re feeling good about how the year is progressing slightly,” the CEO said.

Bay Area air quality officials issued a trio of violation notices this month tied to Resynergi’s Santa Rosa test site and current and former locations in Rohnert Park. An environmental group, meanwhile, is signaling plans to sue the company.

Here are businesses on the move in Marin and Sonoma counties

Exchange Bank has promoted Ivan Luna to branch manager II of its Stony Point branch in Santa Rosa.