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California’s Wine Industry Is in Crisis–Changing drinking habits, falling prices, tariffs and the weather are forcing winemakers to do the unthinkable: rip up the vines
By Laura Cooper The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025 9:00 pm ET SONOMA, Calif.—The U.S. wine industry hasn’t had it this bad since Prohibition. The list of problems is long in California, the cradle of American wine. Vineyards have an oversupply of grapes. People are drinking less, especially younger drinkers, and tariffs have caused the biggest foreign market for U.S. wine—Canada—to dry up overnight. With this year’s grape harvest in full swing, way too much wine from p
Serena Valentino
Oct 16, 20257 min read
Corn and Soybeans Rule the American Farm. Why That’s a Growing Problem, in Charts
By Patrick Thomas | Graphics by Stephanie Stamm and Elizaveta Galkina Sept. 1, 2025 8:00 am ET Bumper crops and diminished demand...
Serena Valentino
Sep 1, 20253 min read
In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives: Scientists have found that a single tree can be home to a trillion microbial cells — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
By Alexa Robles-Gil The New York Times Aug. 27, 2025 A black oak in the Yale-Myers Forest of northern Connecticut that was felled...
Serena Valentino
Aug 31, 20254 min read
Punishing Droughts Put Fresh Pressure on Meat and Dairy Production
By Clara Hudson | Aug. 26, 2025 12:12 pm ET | WSJ Pro Drought is rife in California. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Investors...
Serena Valentino
Aug 31, 20253 min read
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