This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...

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Wine has been largely absent from the raging debate over inflation in recent months. While the wholesale price of beef is up by 20 percent and gas costs are at their highest level in seven years, a ...

Winemaker Marco Cappelli gave up “the bright lights of Napa Valley” for the serenity of the Sierra Foothills 20 years ago. He was ready for a change after 17 years as winemaker at Swanson Vineyards, ...

Should wine lovers have the right to buy wine from retailers in other states? The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it won’t decide—at least not in this session—declining to hear Sarasota Wine ...

Lally Brennan (left) and her cousin Ti Adelaide Martin (right) co-own New Orleans staple Commander's Palace, a Wine Spectator Grand Award winner since 2012. At center are executive chef Meg Bickford ...

Winemakers across the globe are betting that China is the market of the future. But like any new frontier, the Chinese wine market is a little wild and largely uncharted. Canadian winemakers are ...

Scores and tasting notes from Virginia wineries Barboursville, RdV and Trump Winery reviewed by Wine Spectator senior editor Thomas Matthews. Join today and get immediate access to this article, and ...

Updated Aug. 24, 2:30 p.m. California wine regions earned a reprieve this past weekend, as high winds and lightning strikes in the forecast never materialized, allowing firefighters to begin to ...

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is accustomed to spending time in the lab, fine-tuning his explosive game. But this offseason, the five-time NBA All-Star was introduced to a new kind of lab ...