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 [...]

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,...