A recent change in how Wisconsin regulates interstate wine shipments left a few consumers scratching their heads. The state, contrary to some reports, did not set new limits on the amount of wine that consumers can order directly from …
Fetzer president Paul Dolan, after nearly three decades at the Mendocino winery, is leaving to pursue other interests -- the latest in a series of management shake-ups at the wine division of Kentucky-based Brown-Forman Corp.
The Robert Mondavi Corp. has put its La Famiglia di Robert Mondavi winemaking facility on the market in a cost-cutting measure -- the second major change announced this week by the Napa Valley—based company.
The final nail in the coffin for the proposed California Coast American Viticultural Area came on Wednesday, as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms formally denied the petition to create the appellation, a move that even supporters …
In its latest round of cost-cutting, Robert Mondavi Corp. is selling 1,000 acres of vineyards as well as its former Byron winery and visitors center in the Santa Maria area of California's Central Coast.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has decided not to tinker with the existing health-warning labels that are mandatory on all wine bottles. Last week, the bureau denied a request by a health activist group to make the labels …
Celebrity chefs have already turned Napa Valley into a gourmet destination, but now Charlie Palmer will give Sonoma County a taste of star power when he opens Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg on Oct. 26.
In another sign of tough economic times, Robert Mondavi Corp. is reducing its role in its wine-and-dining attraction at the new Disney's California Adventure , turning over day-to-day operations of the Golden Vine Winery complex to the …
Brice Cutrer Jones, who built Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards into one of California's best-known Chardonnay brands, is leaving the winery after disagreements with majority owner Brown-Forman Corporation. Jones' exit was announced today as part of …
The Article Index is a quick guide to finding major articles published in Wine Spectator in 2015.
Tourists have long come to Alexander Valley for its scenery, supple Cabernets and intimate wineries. For the past year, it has also been a place to bet on blackjack or arm-wrestle a slot machine at River Rock Casino, the San Francisco Bay …
Brice Cutrer Jones admits he was shocked when he was fired last week by the majority owner of Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, a winery that Jones built into one of California's best-known Chardonnay brands. "I had no warning," said Jones, 61, who …
The new year has brought a new round of legal challenges to the federal government's ban on the promotion of wine's possible health benefits on bottle labels and in advertisements. On Jan. 2, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and …
The Article Index is a quick guide to finding major articles published in Wine Spectator in 2011.
Editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken discusses the March 31, 2020, issue, with stories on Oregon, the 2017 vintage in Bordeaux, and lakeside dining.
No one can call 2011 a dull year--and that held true for the world of wine as well. Bordeaux sent U.S. consumers reeling from sticker shock over the potentially classic 2010 vintage. Historic family wineries (and homes) changed hands. The …
What wine lovers' attention in the past year? Celebrity power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie sold out their brand-new French rosé, but classified-growth Bordeaux had to cut prices to boost sales. You can now drink a wine without …
Robert Lawrence Balzer, America’s first wine journalist, an unabashed cheerleader for California wine and one of the country’s preeminent wine educators, died Dec. 2 at the age of 99 at his home in Orange, Calif.
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Eating and drinking are immediate pleasures, powerful at the moment of consumption and often fading quickly in a pleasant afterglow. But wine is a broader experience. The more you know about a given wine, the greater the pleasure in …
