More wineries in California are being decimated by new consumer drinking habits, forcing closures or planned closures of iconic spots likeCarneros Hill WineryandRanch Winery.
The California wine industry has been overturned by younger consumers less drawn to drinking wine, and Baby Boomers consuming less as a whole. U.S. wine revenue fell by more than a billion in 2025 and production dropped by about six million cases, according toindustry data.
Here’s the latest casualties from a consumer environment increasingly toxic to the wine industry, including wineries and their vineyard suppliers.
Jackson Family Winesceased productionat its Carneros Hill facility in Sonoma’s Carneros region on Feb. 12.
The closure resulted in 13 layoffs.
Wine giant Gallo shuttered Ranch Wineryearlier this month, slashing nearly 100 jobs across Napa and Sonoma counties.
Gallo filed a “warning” notice with the California Employment Development Department on Feb. 12, confirming it will permanently pull the cork on the Ranch Winery in St. Helena.
A family-owned Soledad vineyard, Valley Farm Management, closed after 51 years at the end of 2025.
The owner of the winery, Jason Smith,told KSBW that it wasa “pretty easy decision” with a changing wine industry and “more grapes” than demand for “wine bottles.”
Sonoma-based Arista Winery in Healdsburg announced that it was closing last month, citing a shifting industry.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
