More than 700 people celebrated the 25th anniversary year of the event, under an elegant tent at Chateau Ste. Michelle, toasting with the finest of Washington wines, dining on crab and sablefish, quail and beef tenderloin, and raising their auction paddles high and often to buy a variety of one-of-a-kind items

Beginning with a little-known aniseed-flavored drink that bears his family's name, Patrick Ricard built the second-largest spirits company in the world. Its brands include Chivas whiskey, Absolut vodka and Mumm and Perrier-Jouet champagne.

Family-owned Napa valley wine & spirits company will import, sell and market award-winning Tres Agaves Tequilas and mixes

Proud premiere sponsors of the 2012 Vit Fair include: Allied Propane Service, Duarte Nursery, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, and Wine Business Monthly.

A bill by Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, D-Marina Del Rey would require that water be available at all times within 10 feet of all employees and shade within 200 feet, regardless of temperature. Employers who broke the rules would have to pay up to $1 million in restitution. The bill would also allow farmworkers to sue employers if they failed to abide by heat rules. The second bill, introduced by Assemblyman Charles Calderon, D-Whittier, would make it a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by jail and fines, to not provide adequate water or shade. Both bills are aimed at farmworkers only.

Survey finds ongoing commitment to keeping coverage for employees

DFV Wines' Napa bottling facility project is part of a much larger production upgrade for the company

Fresno State Grape Day highlights research, department news

An often underappreciated key to victory in the Grape Games is access to the best information about long-term trends and current market conditions. Let's take Sonoma County Pinot Noir, for example:

Beer edges out wine by 39% to 35% as drinkers' beverage of choice

Mr. Duncan said the opportunity to acquire one of the greatest vineyards in Alexander Valley was too good to pass up, even if plans for the production facility aren't clear at this point

A program that allows visitors to check their first case of wine free on Alaska Airlines is being expanded to the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco.

The first year of the BC Sustainable Winegrowing Program is complete, and the progress report is impressive with seven Okanagan vineyards and wineries already on board.

Texas is not well known throughout the United States for its grapes and wine industry. However, this year's harvest is causing heads to focus on Texas' outstanding grape harvest.

Reports from the vineyards reveal high hopes from Carneros to Calistoga as harvest 2012 gets underway. Winemakers' notes provided by the Napa Valley Vintners.

A shortage of workers to harvest crops remains a big concern for West Coast growers, particularly tree fruit, grape and vegetable producers in Washington and California.

It's harvest time in Valley vineyards and there's both good news and bad news.

The crush that ensues is a dizzying and complicated process of picking and harvesting, selecting, pressing and fermentation until a finished bottle of wine is poured and enjoyed

A miscellaneous wine is likely to be one that a sommelier loves and feels personally connected to

According to a new Gallup report, Americans on a whole are more likely to opt for a cold one.

Wine writer and importer Gerry Dawes is nothing if not highly opinionated about Spanish wines

13 arrests on 4th of July prompt police chief to ask for greater restrictions

Wine Adviser Paul Gregutt says offering lower-priced blends keeps cash flowing and brings new customers to tasting rooms

Delta Air Lines said it is introducing the Delta Winemaker Series on all transcon flights beginning Sept. 1

A compound found red wine could actually improve balance, research shows.

After more than a century producing wine in Chile, and more recently in Argentina, Vina Concha y Toro SA (VCO, CONCHATOR.SN) is looking to put its newly acquired Fetzer Vineyards, a four-decade-old California winemaker, back on the U.S. consumer's wine rack

The annual report of New Zealand Winegrowers, which represents about 1,000 growers and 700 wineries, says total export and domestic sales increased 10 per cent to a record 242 million litres.

They claim that complying with the law would push up costs, which, they warned, would be passed on to customers

Have drinkers noticed that the country's big wine brands have changed their flavour profiles over the past half-decade?

when it comes to planting, modern technology can now trump nature.

"We're humble," Concannon says. "But I don't think there's another winery that has all the historical documentation that we have."

The area spanning Livermore, Danville, Dublin, Pleasanton, Sunol, Amador and San Ramon is home to some 50 wineries

By Jon Bonné, "Nowhere in California has more prestige in Pinot Noir right now than the Sonoma Coast"

Lake County wineries hold Sept. 8 showcase in San Francisco

The needs and behaviors of Millennials greatly differ from laptop or desktop users

so if you're headed to beachside communities such as Stone Harbor, Avalon or Cape May, you won't have to drive far to sample one or two.

Thanks to a Washington State Liquor Control Board database, we have a general idea of who they are

Every era has its default white wine, a drink so bland that nobody notices it and so cheap that no one cares

A new wine store in London's well-heeled Mayfair wants to become the 'pinnacle' of wine retail and the best shop of its kind in the world.

The leading magazine in wine lifestyle announces its 2012 nominations for the coveted award.