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Whitehall Lane may look idyllic, but there's a war going on here against microscopic enemies of the grape.

Move Over, Cabernet: Napa Winery Tries Out New, Disease-Resistant Grapes

Rutherford’s Whitehall Lane planted Camminare Noir and Paseante Noir to deal with the threat of Pierce’s disease. But how’s the wine?

Aaron Romano

Nov 3, 2020

Should the Founders have anticipated joke Aperol pet toys when penning the First Amendment? From left, VIP Products' "Hairball," "Bad Spaniels" and "Grrrobert Slobbery"

Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels: Trademark Battle Between Dog Toy Maker and Entire Bev Industry May Head to Supreme Court

The Tennessee whiskey has been locked in a yearslong legal dispute with a company that makes parody pet toys and that has managed to draw the ire of the world's leading wine, beer and spirits players in the process

Collin Dreizen

Oct 30, 2020

Mark and Brian Canlis, going back to the drawing board again.

Elite Seattle Restaurant Canlis Transforms into 'Community College,' Offers Wine-and-Doritos Education

With its latest reinvention and an assist from Bill Gates, the Wine Spectator Grand Award winner is rethinking fine dining for these stay-at-home times

Julie Harans

Oct 28, 2020

Sarah Michelle Gellar knows what you did this last summer (nothing).

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Franzia Costumes, Haunted Wineries Ring in Hallowine Season

The Vampire Slayer's Apothic adventure, ghostly winery tours, wine flights of fright, bedeviled beers, "scream cheese" and a different kind of adult costume will thrill and chill this Halloween

Oct 22, 2020

The wines yearned for free run at Bodegas Vitivinos in Spain.

Punctured Tanks to Pilfered Grapes, Global Wine Crimes and Blunders Run Rampant

A Frenchman tries a self-checkout scam with a classified-growth Bordeaux. A famed wine merchant falls prey to an elaborate heist. A wine distributor defrauds investors with a Shark Tank product. And on, and on

Shawn Zylberberg

Oct 21, 2020

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who once called Prohibition a "stupendous blunder," enjoys a glass at a Democratic Party fundraiser in 1938.

What Do You Drink When You're the President? New Wine Book Tells All

From "Madeira Man" George Washington to JFK's obsession with James Bond–approved Champagne, Wine and the White House reveals 1600 Pennsylvania pours of lore, told by an author who was there

Shawn Zylberberg

Oct 16, 2020

Snack break: Firefighters responding to the Glass fire dig into a meal prepared by World Central Kitchen.

Wineries and Chefs Gear Up Charity Efforts for California Wildfire Relief

Some provided on-the-ground aid to deliver meals amid the blazes, while others are coming up with creative fundraisers for victims with longer-term needs

Oct 15, 2020

The trail has already collected thousands of fans on the 19 miles completed so far.

Exclusive New Cabernets Pave the Way for 47-Mile Napa Vine Trail

The just-announced charity wine initiative will give Napa wine lovers a chance to invest in the popular biking and hiking path

MaryAnn Worobiec

Oct 13, 2020

Footage from <i>Wine and War</i> shows agricultural properties in Lebanon in the line of fire from shelling.

War-Torn Wine, 'Worst' Champagne Harvest: Two Gripping New Wine Documentaries Debut

Wine and War and Wine Crush (Vas-y Coupe!), out this week, feature a harrowing journey into Lebanon's winemaking amid civil war, and the travails of a cult Champagne grower

Shawn Zylberberg

Oct 8, 2020

5 wild drinks that will make you the death of the party!

Squirrel Beer, Fish Whiskey, Poop Wine: 'Disgusting Food Museum' Opens Disgusting Drinks Exhibition

The curator of the now-infamous museum in Sweden told us what it was like to taste through the new collection of concoctions

Suzanne Mustacich

Oct 6, 2020

Two on one: Moe Harkless in his cellar with some new favorite bottles from The Prisoner Wine Company

NBA's Moe Harkless Teams with The Prisoner Wine

The New York Knicks shooting guard is promoting racial justice in a debut wine partnership with Napa's The Prisoner Wine Company

Shawn Zylberberg

Oct 1, 2020

Do a little dance, make a little wine: An illustration of how the Phoenicians likely operated the press in its heyday.

2,600-Year-Old Wine Press Discovered in Lebanon, but What Were They Drinking?

A very large, very old wine facility reveals some critical clues about the winemaking prowess of the ancient Phoenicians

Suzanne Mustacich

Sep 30, 2020

A tractor at Champagne Henriet-Bazin, armed with garlic spray. It is also rumored to ward off Champires.

Sex and Garlic: New Weapons Against the Most Notorious Vineyard Diseases?

A Champagne vine expert and a Bordeaux lab have developed potential keys to winning winemakers' eternal war with powdery and downy mildews

Collin Dreizen

Sep 25, 2020

"We love the grocery stores and [grocery] workers, all really unsung heroes," said Barbara Banke.

Kendall-Jackson and United Way Launch Fund for Grocery Workers

Jackson Family Wines chairman and proprietor Barbara Banke gave us details on the brand-new $2 million initiative to help frontline workers

Collin Dreizen

Sep 24, 2020

Black Eyed Peas member Taboo (right) was diagnosed with cancer in 2014; the band has long supported the American Cancer Society.

Black Eyed Peas, NFL Hall of Famers and More Boost Wine Charity Efforts

Barefoot Wines, Jackson Family Wines and others are making pushes to support kids' charities, COVID-impacted workers and wildfires victims

Sep 23, 2020

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