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These expert-approved spots are worth a stop when you visit Napa Valley. Plus, where to stay and eat between tastings.

Tannins from Oak Barrels That Flavor Wine Are 'Fingerprinted' by Researchers: Complex tastes in wine come from both grape skins and wood during aging; new study uses AI to identify compounds responsible for flavors and mouthfeel...

Decades ago, a German winemaker pulled a label-less bottle of riesling from a fabric bag, pulled the cork, and asked me to taste it. It was a time when most imported German rieslings were sweet and the winemaker asked me,

Submit a Letter by April 10! April 7, 2026 — AB 1585, co-sponsored by CAWG and Family Winemakers of California, will be heard this month in the Assembly Governmental Organization [...]

Can an almost 100 year old wine still be alive in the bottle? Master sommelier Jay Fletcher has a burgundy from the 1930s and he is going to open, decant an...

At what is arguably the country’s most prestigious tasting event, wine experts from around the world gather to taste the new vintage of all the Erste Lage (Premier Cru) wines, before they are released on the market. Organised by Österreichische Traditionsweingüter,...

April 7, 2026 (Soledad, CA) — CRŪ Winery is proud to announce their new distributor partnership with American Northwest Distributors. This partnership will expand CRŪ Winery’s distribution into the Pacific [...]

U.S. Remains Top Export Market for Champagne April 7, 2026 (Epernay, France) — More than 26.4 million bottles of Champagne were shipped to the United States in 2025, reflecting a [...]

Matt Fowles of Fowles Wine in Victoria's Strathbogie Ranges describes surviving a catastrophic bushfire that burned through his 1400 acre property in under 4...