Pinot Noir has a reputation. It is the grape sommeliers get misty about and the one growers nervously babysit all season. It reacts to weather, soil, and winemaking decisions like a very dramatic ...

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 ...

The wines were the antithesis of the California fruit-bomb stereotype.

California’s famous for many things. Endless summers. Ocean sunsets. Making movies and music. You can add one more thing to the long list of what makes California so special – its wine. For many ...

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 ...

The economic profile of California’s classic sparkling wine industry is sparkling in more ways than one! This vibrant sector is a key player in the broader wine market, generating over $73 billion ...

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 ...

The Santa Cruz Mountain range — as far as its wines go — is shrouded in relative obscurity despite its rich history and undeniable potential. But there are signs that the region might finally be ...