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Winemaker Plans To Harvest Grapes In The Nude

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.18.2012 | Home

We're all for learning from history, but one Australian man may be taking it too far. Mike Hayes, the owner of Symphony Hill Wines in Queensland, says...

The Wine Merchant Who Brought Us Terroir

Zester Daily | Posted 02.12.2013 | Taste
Zester Daily

Forty years ago, Kermit Lynch abandoned the handmade purse industry and opened a wine shop in Berkeley, Calif., and in doing so, became one of the great innovators of the field.

Shafer Vineyard's Road to Success Not An Easy One

Mary Orlin | Posted 02.02.2013 | Home
Mary Orlin

If you had told John Shafer in 1973, when he moved from Chicago to Napa Valley in 1973, that his winery and one specific vineyard would earn the highest critical acclaim and create a formidable fan following, he would probably have scoffed.

PHOTOS: Capturing Spring In Australia's Historic Wine Region

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen | Posted 12.23.2012 | Travel
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen

At this time of year in the U.S., the sunlight suddenly seems less vibrant, summer fruits give way to root vegetables in farmers markets, and it feels as if the holidays and winter's chill are just around the corner. Don't you wish you could step into a time machine and head back to spring, with the first splash of green and the promise of summer? That's what we've done for the past few winters, while researching our book, "Wines of the Southern Hemisphere," and there really is something special about springtime in the Barossa.

Analyze This: How Technology Delivers Fine Wines and Fresh Fruits From Vine to Table

Paul Chang | Posted 12.22.2012 | Technology
Paul Chang

Imagine yourself at the helm of a global winery. You make a bet on promoting a lesser-known Chardonnay in a new market and the locals love it. Good news, right? Not if your plans didn't factor in the risk of selling too much wine in one region.

What Does Elite Wine Have To Do With Higher Education?

Posted 09.12.2012 | Home

With the state of Washington boasting the second most wineries in the country after California, and ranking third in overall wine production, it shoul...

Does Sting Have What It Takes To Be A Winemaker?

Zester Daily | Posted 10.28.2012 | Taste
Zester Daily

Dozens of celebrities have become vintners in the past decade or so, but only a handful are making wines as interesting as the three reds from rocker Sting and his wife Trudie Styler.

The Architecture of Wine

Tom Mallory | Posted 10.07.2012 | Arts
Tom Mallory

Wine is associated with gastronomy, history, local identity and spirituality. With its rich past of sensory delight dating back thousands of years, wi...

Rioja Gems Part I: Bodegas Franco-Españolas

Richard Jennings | Posted 09.18.2012 | Home
Richard Jennings

I've been a fan of wines from Spain's Rioja region for some years, and was therefore hugely excited to visit Rioja last month. In a trip filled with highlights, my visit to Franco-Españolas winery was a standout for me for several reasons.

What Is Fortified Wine, Anyway?

Menuism | Posted 07.31.2012 | Home
Menuism

Port, Sherry, Madeira, Banyuls and Marsala all hover in that all-inclusive dessert category of wine that most casual wine drinkers don't take the time to ponder.

A Tour of Historic California Vineyards

Richard Jennings | Posted 07.30.2012 | San Francisco
Richard Jennings

California's first vineyards were planted starting in 1779 by Franciscan missionaries. The vines planted were what have become known as Mission grapes, or Criolla, a term that covers a few varieties traditionally used for sacramental wine.

Here's What The One Percent Throw Their Money Away On Now

The New York Times | Paul Sullivan | Posted 05.27.2012 | Home

If there is one investment that has more to do with the heart than the head, it’s vineyards. It is also one that lends itself to jokes whose punch l...

The Wonder of Wine

Richard Jennings | Posted 07.09.2012 | San Francisco
Richard Jennings

One can enjoy wine on so many levels -- the aroma, the flavors, the feelings it engenders, the history and lore of it, and now the science too. Yet, like so many of the greatest things in life, there remains, ultimately, the wonder of it.

Can One Fresno Professor Revolutionize Winemaking?

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 01.27.2012 | San Francisco

FRESNO, Calif. -- As you contemplate that Thanksgiving wine you relished on Thursday, ponder for a moment a world too hot to grow fine grapes. Dr. Sa...

Think You Know Everything About Rosé Wine?

The Huffington Post | Joseph Erdos | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

In our series "What the Heck Is ..." we share with you foods and/or ingredients that people should know more about. This week we're bringing your atte...

Trouble In Wine Country: CA Grapes In Short Supply

AP | Tracie Cone | Posted 12.12.2011 | San Francisco

Tracie Cone, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Imagine preparing a gourmet meal short of key ingredients and you'll understand California wi...

Deborah, Me, and the Wine Women and Song Tour

Rebecca Pidgeon | Posted 09.06.2011 | Women
Rebecca Pidgeon

When I read Deborah Brenner's book Women of the Vine about women wine makers, I was impressed that many of the women she had interviewed had come to wine making later in life as a second career.

Behind the Wine Label -- The Warden of Big House Wines

Mary Orlin | Posted 08.27.2011 | Home
Mary Orlin

With names like Big House Red, Unchained Naked Chardonnay and The Usual Suspect Cabernet, it may come as a surprise that the winemaker behind this label wears bright red lipstick and approaches winemaking like perfume.

Winemakers Have Tough Time Cashing Out

AP | By SHANNON DININNY | Posted 07.06.2011 | Home

GRANGER, Wash. -- When JoAnn Stear opened Eaton Hill Winery in the 1980s, she was among the pioneers of Washington's modern wine industry. But when t...

Does Your Wine Contain Fish Bladders?

Posted 07.06.2011 | Home

Starting in the summer 2012, Canadian wine drinkers can look forward to a warning label on wine bottles that the product may contain fish, eggs or mil...

Royal Family To Make Own Wine

Posted 07.06.2011 | Home

The Royal Family has plans to plant 16,700 vines of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier in the Windsor Great Park estate to make an English spark...

Diary Of A Start-Up Winemaker: Still Fighting Prohibition In 2011

The Daily Meal | Posted 06.05.2011 | Home

With a vineyard planted in the "unproven" wilds of wheat country outside The Dalles, Ore., Scott Elder and Stephanie LaMonica struggle to promote thei...

Austrian Claims Music Makes Wine Better

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

If one Austrian's quirky idea catches on, wine tastings could soon sound like this: Is that some Mozart in my glass? A hint of Haydn, maybe?...

6 Rock-Star Wines

Snooth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Snooth

There's an old saying that if you want to make $1 million dollars in the winemaking business, it's easy -- just start with $4 million! That may not be...

PHOTOS: Earliest Known Winery Discovered In Armenian Cave

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

This undated handout photo provided by National Geographic shows a wine press, behind which an archaeological identification kit is placed, In Armeni...