03/20/2025

California’s Wine Industry is Leery of Tariffs

However, some hope they reduce competition with superior vintages

Escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Europe are being closely watched in California's iconic wine industry, which is already struggling due to declining global wine consumption, rising costs and swings in weather.

Many fear tariffs will hike the costs of wine-making materials and dampen U.S. importers of European wines. The Wine Institute, which advocates for California wineries, said the tariffs will "hurt the broader wine sector including farmers, vintners, distributors, retailers and the millions of people working across the extended wine supply chain."

But some winegrape growers in the Golden State are hoping for a silver lining.

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