Chateau Aux Arc Vineyards & Winery

The year 2020 hasn’t gone according to plan for anyone, least of all small-business owners in Arkansas. read more >

Arkansas wineries survived the harrowing spring months of the COVID-19 pandemic that closed their facilities and tasting rooms and put a severe dent in their wine sales. read more >

Arkansas agriculture producers expected to see a nice recovery in 2020 after a bruising trade war with China, but the COVID-19 pandemic has tested the agricultural business model. read more >

Feral hogs damage Arkansas farms and equipment, and it doesn’t take 30-50 to cause real trouble. read more >

Altus winery owner Audrey House will join the Arkansas Wine Producers Council after being chosen by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to replace Al Wiederkehr. read more >

Real estate developer Doug Meyer and his wife, Sheree, are investing close to $2 million in Rusty Tractor Vineyards, an 80-acre property off David O. Dodd Road in southwest Little Rock that’s envisioned as a winery and an event venue. read more >

When Audrey House was 21, she moved to Altus, bought 20 acres from Al Wiederkehr and set about starting her own vineyard and winery operation, which she called Chateau Aux Arc. read more >

Sassafras Springs Vineyard in Springdale, owned by Gene Long and his wife, Cheryl, has been open since April 1, but it finally received its wine manufacturing permit from the state in May, though it isn’t likely to start producing until the end of the year, Long said. read more >