According to legend, great Greek playwright Euripides said, "There really is no love where there is no wine." In America's own 'wine region,' Meadows,' we absolutely agree. A Napa Valley wine tour has something for everyone, whether you're a full-fledged oenophile, a...
Northern California Wine Country is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Sonoma County, Napa Valley, and Mendocino are just a few of the many wine regions that you will find there. If you want to take your Sonoma County Wine Tour to new heights, then...
Early this year, an average of 700 students per month attended Napa Valley Wine Academy classes, either in Napa or at one of seven other locations throughout the United States. By mid-March, that number was zero. “Overnight, our business changed quite dramatically,”...
Going into the sixth week of the coronavirus lockdown, the concerns of the California wine business near the beginning of this year of a 200,000-ton oversupply of grapes seems like a memory to Dan Zepponi, CEO of Napa Valley's Cuvaison winery. At that time that...
The wine industry has weathered many obstacles, be they fires, phylloxera, or prohibition. Today we face uncharted waters with the coronavirus. Our path forward may be challenging, but we will get through this together. The better we are able to keep the pulse of the...
Last week, we spoke about some of the effects that the emergence of coronavirus has had on the Italian wine industry. We discussed how those that produce prestige wines, such as Barolo and Chianti, have started to struggle for the simple reason that many who would...
Beautiful and remarkably diverse, the Sonoma County line lies about 45 minutes directly north of San Francisco. This region covers 1,768 square miles and boasts a dozen specific appellations, which tells us that when it comes to terroir, Sonoma County offers plenty of...
The history of winemaking in the city of San Francisco dates back before the Great Fire of 1906, when several wineries operated in what is now the SoMa (South of Market) portion of downtown. Today, a new chapter is being written by winemakers who source their grapes...
The legendary Napa Valley is neither the largest nor the oldest wine region in North America, but it is by far the most widely known. It is also one of the most popular destinations in the country, welcoming an estimated five million visitors each year. They come for...
Beautiful Mendocino County prides itself on having more authentic green credentials than any other wine region in the world. More than 20 percent of the region’s winegrapes are certified organic, in fact, one-third of California’s winegrape acreage is in Mendocino...
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