California vineyards grew a record 4.28 million tons of wine grapes in 2018, according to a new report from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Now, some winemakers are toasting to ...

Napa’s wine grapes, far and away the most valuable in California, gained in worth again last year to lead the state’s average price for grapes at $5,571 per ton. The bump in price, noted in the final ...

As he walked around a cabernet sauvignon vineyard along a hilly stretch just west of Lake Sonoma this week, Clay Mauritson couldn’t help but be bullish about his 2018 grape vintage. Mauritson, owner ...

The grape harvest in West Texas is crucial to the Texas wine industry, and this year has had its ups and downs. The Texas High Plains AVA, centered around Lubbock, produces over 80 percent of Texas' ...

10 recaps of major changes for or impacts on commerce in Sonoma, Solano, Marin, Napa, Mendocino and Lake counties this year. After the massive North Bay wildfires during harvest in October last year, ...

These key players on the California North and Central coast and in Oregon talk about what's coming for the industry and layout of the marketplace now. David Duncan, proprietor, chairman and CEO, ...

SONOMA, Calif. (KGO) -- Just a little pomp and circumstance in Sonoma County, this morning, where they're marking August 15th as graduation day for the 2018 vintage. Hence the toast, the bell ringing, ...

As she walked the Sallyvine Vineyard in Geyserville on Wednesday morning, winemaker Alison Crowe smiled as she talked about the 2018 North Coast grape harvest, which was all about the hang time.

The world of wine can be confusing at times — even for experts. Not only do we have thousands of choices from thousands of wine regions, there's the problem of grapes that go by multiple names. It may ...