Don’t tell it to French winemakers, but in 2015, the Chinese wine industry hit a major milestone by narrowly surpassing France in land dedicated to...
Or a liquor store. Or a gas station. Really anywhere but a wine shop. Because although wine shops are always preferable, sometimes it’s just not...
The Great Winery Sell-off of 2016 was just the beginning, both in the U.S. and abroad. When billionaire Stan Kroenke, owner of Napa cult winery...
The art of making rum has been a cherished and glorified practice since its inception in the Caribbean in the mid 17th century. Since...
U.S. wine consumers are willing to pay more for wine — up to several dollars more per bottle — produced using “sustainable” practices, according to...
Most enology graduates are women, so why aren’t there more women winemakers? James Lawrence asks. To the casual observer, it’s a reasonably enlightened time for...
Climate change means winemakers are trying to become more energy-efficient and make their product using less water On a misty autumn morning in Sonoma County,...
California’s wine industry suffered a blow over the weekend as Sonoma County – home to 60,000 acres of vineyards and more than 425 wineries –...
The voyage of life can be much like that of a Tumbleweed. We break away from our roots and go where the wind takes us....
On the label, Peay Vineyards wines tout their origin on the “Sonoma Coast,” an American Viticultural Area, or AVA. Wines produced several hours’ drive south...
SYDNEY—When Constellation Brands Inc. rolled out a new wine range recently, it relied on a strategy that doesn’t always mix well with consumers: gender-based marketing....
Visit Temecula Valley Special to Valley News The annual growth cycle of Temecula Valley’s grapevines consummates in autumn with leaf fall followed by vine dormancy....
If you’ve ever wondered what the hell makes one wine cost $600, welcome to the club! Sometimes, the price tag on expensive wine comes down...
An excise tax on wine introduced a year ago has resulted in a burgeoning illegal market rather than revenues, which the government had anticipated at...
Getting a strong drink inside Disney World’s Magic Kingdom has never been easy. Walt Disney himself wanted the Kingdom’s predecessor, Disneyland, to be dry, so...