Pinot Noir from California and Oregon can taste dramatically different thanks to climate, soil, and winemaking style.

Nothing so perfectly embodies the essence of California quite like its wines, from vine to glass ...

"The industry is at an enormous inflection point. And small businesses always take the brunt of it." ...

Ryan Alfaro is part of a revolution of young winemakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains region. He makes Farm Cottage Wines from his family's Alfaro Family Vineyards. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times) The ...

Blame it on the Rain. The current issue of Wine Spectator has the phrase “BEST EVER California Pinot Noir” splashed across the front page. The editors are referring not only to Sonoma, but as far ...

More and more California winemakers and winery owners are consciously focusing on growing grapes and making wines in ways that benefit the environment rather than damage it further. I profiled many of ...

San Benito County is the birthplace of the California wine industry and was once its center. Today, it’s overshadowed by its more prominent neighbors even though the county boasts some of California’s ...

Fourth-Generation Healdsburg Family Joins California's Premier Family-Owned Wine Distributor Regal Wine Co. Valette Wines ...

Now in its 26th year the competition, held at the Citrus Fair in Cloverdale, is run by Bob and Cary Fraser and their children ...

The Santa Cruz Mountain range has long been a region for growing Burgundy grape varieties but fell off the radar in recent decades. Now, a new generation of winemakers is leading a revolution that’s ...