The McBride Sisters SHE CAN Fund announced its support of women in the food and wine industries as the prime focus of its Professional Development Fund in 2022. The SHE CAN Fund also reveals the results of its Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Initiative and Academic Scholarship Program in partnership with Southern University, which awarded $50,000 to Southern University's Agricultural Research and Extension Center and College of Agricultural Family and Consumer Sciences (SU Ag).

Winerytale, a new-generation smartphone app, let's consumers scan wine labels with their phones to discover the stories of the people behind the wine. 

Fetzer Vineyards, Mendocino County, Calif., announced it has signed a climate emergency declaration letter that recognizes the need to take definitive climate action now "to avoid irreversible changes to the planet and its inhabitants arising from the climate crisis." 

Israeli Wine Producers Association (IWPA) and kosherwine.com partnered May-July to offer free live wine tasting events and tours. Viewers could order wine in advance to sample at home during the virtual tastings and learn about the wines and Israeli culture. 

Healdsburg, Calif.-based Gracianna Winery, a family owned and operated winery in the Sonoma County's Russian River Valley, has announced a new way to honor America's healthcare professionals, it says.