Moderate Heat Wave

According to Winecountryweather.com site, the last 72 hrs have been hot in Healdsburg. Just what the grapes need. Here is chart:...

Are High End and Lower End Wines Made That Differently?

Excerpts from: Wine, a reflection of your taste By Mark Arvanigian Fresnobee.com columnist (Published Friday, May, 31, 2002 2:15PM) "Beyond the realm of the personal, wine and the style in which it is made can...

Witty Winemaker in South Africa

In yesterday's New York Times article, In South Africa, He Let the Goats Out, renowned wine writer Frank Prial, describes the clever antics of South African winemaker, Charles Back. He makes a wine , Goats...

Pinot Noir: Supply and Demand Increasing

According to San Francisco Biz Journal's article, Wine Country's pinot push is bearing fruit, "...[pinot is being] called the red grape with a future, one with a growing financial foothold in the competitive California wine...

Contract Winemakers in Australia

According to an Australian newspaper, winemakers are being contracted by grape growers. The motivation is: Wine growers who have had their fruit rejected on quality grounds by other companies often see contract wine making as...