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An Introduction to Red Wine:
First things first, red wine is well…red, but why? It's color can be derived from a vast assortment of grape varietals ranging from grapes that are reddish, deep purple, and even...
A Guide to White Wine:
A look at the styles of white wines available, vintage pricing and recommendations, producing regions, appropriate food pairing ideas, storing and serving tips and a bit of demystifying vineyard vocabulary...
Food and Wine Pairing:
If you'd like some rules of thumb to help you sort out the possibilities, here are two that have stood the test of time. Rule One: Drink red wine with...
Brief Wine History:
Did you know... Wine has been around since 6000 BC! Check out the timeline to find out more.
  • Grapevine Moth Worries Napa Valley Grape Growers (CBS 5 Bay Area)
    Unfortunately for winemakers, there's something that savors a cabernet grape from Napa as much as a seasoned sommelier: a voracious moth that's prompted an aggressive quarantine across the region. | More...
     
  • Winemaker talks terroir (Chicago Tribune)
    Cathy Corison produces only up to 3,000 cases at her winery in Napa Valley. Yet, her influence on winemaking is being increasingly felt in the United States and around the world. Cathy Corison produces only up to 3,000 cases at her eponymous winery in California's Napa Valley. She sells just two cabernet sauvignons nationally. There's a staff of only three. Yet her influence on winemaking is ... | More...
     
  • Spring Fling at the Abbey Winery (KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo)
    New releases of reserve wines will be paired with elegant cuisine at The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey's annual Spring Fling, held the last three Thursdays in March. This Thursday will feature the release of the 2008 Colorado Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. Chef Adam Merlino of the Merlino's Belvedere Restaurant will kick off the festivities on March 11th, pairing 2008 Colorado Cabernet Sauvignon ... | More...
     
  • Grape moth worries sustainable Napa Valley growers (San Diego 6)
    Unfortunately for winemakers, there's something that savors a cabernet grape from Napa as much as a seasoned sommelier. | More...
     
  • Grape moth worries sustainable Napa Valley growers (CBS 47 Fresno)
    Unfortunately for winemakers, there's something that savors a cabernet grape from Napa as much as a seasoned sommelier: a voracious moth that's prompted an aggressive quarantine across the region. Agriculture officials say they'll conduct spraying to control and eradicate the European grapevine moth. They imposed a quarantine Tuesday restricting the transport of equipment after discovering the ... | More...
     
  • Six of the best value Chilean wines (Times Online)
    2009 Chilean Sauvignon Blanc Taste the Difference, Casablanca Valley (£5.99, 13.5 per cent, Sainsbury’s) Sourced from a coastal area that makes some of the country’s best white wines, this should scare Sancerre producers.Tangy and ocean-crisp with grapefruit and gooseberry flavours. | More...
     
  • Wine, Etc.: Recommendations from the Concannon Winery (The Capital)
    Located 20 miles from San Francisco Bay in the once-rural Livermore Valley is the Concannon Winery. The 200 acres of vineyards and winery are now surrounded by commercial interests and housing developments that threatened the low-density, agricultural nature of the land. | More...
     
  • Cork pops on promising wine harvest (Otago Daily Times)
    The Central Otago wine harvest got off to a sparkling start yesterday. The start of the harvest was heralded by workers at Quartz Reef's Bendigo vineyard picking pinot noir grapes which will be blended with chardonnay to make sparkling wines. | More...