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Robert M. Parker Jr. on Rating Wines, His New Magazine and Bordeaux’s Popularity
Can a wine ever be perfect? If so, who is qualified to pass that judgment? Is it the winemaker who is trained in viticulture or oenology? The merchant with a fabled palate who buys the wines year after year? Or is it the critic, with no formal training but a strong sense of smell, a notebook and an ability to taste 10,000 wines a year…
Sacramento Judge Makes Precedent-Setting Ruling On Groundwater Regulation
A Sacramento Superior Court judge issued a ruling Tuesday requiring regulation of groundwater pumping to protect a river in Siskiyou County…
New ‘Vapour Alcohol’ Controversy
A new gadget that allows users to vapourise their spirits and consume alcohol through their lungs has been met with condemnation from health experts worried at the ease with which it can be abused…
Sonoma County’s 16 AVA’s Rally Around Sustainability Initiative
In the first six months since Sonoma County announced it would become the nations first 100% sustainable winegrowing region by 2019, winegrowers and wineries from Sonoma Valley to the Sonoma Coast have committed significant resources…
Interview with Chris Fehrnstrom, CMO, Constellation Wine & Spirits
Was Robert Parker Right About First Growth Pricing?
The Louis Roederer Wine Writer Award Shortlist Revealed
Sustainability for Marlborough, New Zealand Wine Industry By-Products
The Greek Economy, Through the Lens of a Wine Glass
Very Few Attend Santa Barbara Winery Ordinance Meeting
Winegrapes carry growth of Lake County agriculture
Prosecutors Name More Kurniawan Victims
International Wine Challenge announces 2014 winners
Coping with cold stabilization
Top 10 Wine Travel Destinations in the World
Napa Planners Approve Long Meadow Ranch Rutherford Estate Winery
Dr. Konstantin Frank, The Innovative Finger Lakes Winery
How Green is Your Wine? Spotlight on Danny Seo and Philosophy Wine
Mirabeau en Provence Debuts Acclaimed Rose Wines in U.S.
Marshall Edwards stands behind some of Washington’s largest vineyards
Michael Mondavi Family Estate is Set to launch Animo, Super Premium Wine in U.S.
Lodi Vintners to open tasting room next week
Security of Grower Liens Uncertain in Hill Winery Bankruptcy
Lodi’s Bechthold Vineyard named best in California
Five Texas wineries grab double-gold with Texas wines (almost) at hot SF wine competition
Mount St. Helena cattle ranch now Jericho Canyon Winery
Wine by the Bay hosts Penfolds wine tasting
Coro, The Character of Mendocino Wine
Top 10 Wines in the U.S. Press
