Chinese vineyards have almost doubled over the past decade and Asia now accounts for over a fifth of total vineyard area.

with production up by 3.3 percent to 502,850 casks and turnover rising by 6 percent to 300.7 million euros.

Extension agents caution grapegrowers of disease pressure following rain

The traditional view that hand picking of grapes is needed to produce the best wine is being challenged by Auckland University research. It shows that machine harvesting produces higher levels of the aromas characteristic of award-winning New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

Hop Kiln Winery's proposal for a major expansion was denied by Sonoma County officials Thursday as being out of scale with the rural Westside Road.

Requiring a wine shipper permit fee and assessing the state's sales tax on a purchase would be reasonable, but a nearly 20 percent levy on top of everything else is not, Thorn, CEO and co-owner with his wife of Thorn Hill Vineyards, said.

Sonoma-based custom crush winery asks shareholders for more money; 'I just don't know if they're going to make it,' said one investor

Duckhorn Wine Company has completed the acquisition of the 409-acre Ridgeline Vineyard property from Artesa Vineyards & Winery. This acquisition establishes an estate winegrowing program for the Decoy by Duckhorn brand in Sonoma County.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill that would cut agriculture programs by $23.6 billion over 10 years, mostly by ending direct payments to growers regardless of commodity prices, the biggest policy change in decades.

Allison Jordan, executive director of the winegrowing alliance, said about 1,800 wineries, representing nearly two-thirds of the state's acreage and wine-case production, have taken part in educational programs offered by the alliance.

The 2012 Lone Star International Wine Competition held on June 4 and 5 at the Grapevine Convention Center had 514 entries from all over the world.

San Joaquin and Mother Lode winemakers scored well at the California State Fair Wine Competition, earning eight Best of California honors from the 27 varietal categories.

Initiative Petition 396, is opposed by liquor retailers and organizations that believe making alcohol more easily available will increase the opportunity for abuse

Oklahoma Supreme Court justices spent Thursday morning listening to attorneys argue for and against a law change that would allow certain grocery stores to sell wine

The full court heard oral arguments in the protest filed by Oklahoma City convenience store owner Yousef Javadzadeh and anti-addiction groups.

Vintners from the Napa Valley, the official wine region of the 34th America's Cup, are pouring their wines in Newport, R.I. June 23-July 1 for the final stop of the 2011-2012 AC World Series.

An industry that did not exist 30 years ago now commands respect worldwide. This year, some 16.3 million, 19-pound boxes are being harvested with most coming through the U.S. Port of Entry at Nogales.

The bigger question here is not whether alcohol should or should not be in wine but rather how much and what is its affect on both the wine drinker and the wine itself?

Daumen circulated between tables speaking to both French- and English-speaking customers about tannins, vintages, varietals and what make his Châteauneufs so sought after.

Pretending I hadn't noticed their disbelieving stares, I continued: 'We left our jobs and moved to France today. We see that you have a vineyard, too. Perhaps you can tell us what it is like?' There was a long silence. They obviously thought we were out of our minds.

Patricia Kluge has left the winery she used to own a year after US property billionaire and former presidential candidate Donald Trump bought it in a foreclosure deal.

Take Chianti. How many of you know that it is made up almost entirely of Sangiovese, a widely planted Italian grape variety whose name derives from the Latin for the "blood of Jove"?

Three environmental organisations and a monastic community are suing Codorniu's US subsidiary and the state of California over a new vineyard in Sonoma.

A few people commented about the Sonoma County-based vintner contributing so much to the Napa Valley auction, but it's hardly news. She and her husband attended past auctions and made many bids.

The wine has its own website and a club dedicated to pouring 'big.' Big Pour's site includes a blog containing recipes geared to the wine.

Ernie Weir of Hagafan Cellars said it was "one of our proudest moments to be part of the ceremony at the White House" when President Barack Obama presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Israeli President Shimon Peres on June 14.

Quintessential, the fine wine import, sales and marketing company in Napa, announced additions to its staff.

A plot of 200-year-old French vines has just been classified a Monument Historique, the first time a vineyard has been awarded the distinction.

Studies found certain wine varieties, cold outdoor temperatures had strongest effects

t all started as a tasting for 300 in a farmhouse in Snowmass Village and now brings 5,000 guests, chefs, winemakers and sponsors to town every summer. Despite the $1,225 ticket price, it sold out

Italian wine producers are claiming victory after a tribunal ruled to return the Cannubi vineyard area in Barolo to its previous size.

Arroyo Robles moves tasting room from its parkside location, but it gains a patio

The two major divisions are inland and coastal. The former are all those similar regions that run north to south in the middle of the state, the Central Valley," where cooling marine influences are minimal.

A lot of us have been buzzing about the release of red wines from the 2009 harvest, in light of industry wags indicating we shouldn't have had raised expectations.

Sonoma County's annual crop report details agriculture's importance to the local economy