In Napa Valley, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the wine industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands. As many as 10 wineries and vineyards in Napa, where the most expensive U.S. wines are produced, will...

California's Carneros appellation - one of the early recognized cool climates for Pinot Noir - has a foot in both Sonoma and Napa counties. Carneros Wine Alliance Executive Director Phyllis Gillis says that acreage in Pinot Noir has been consistent for the...

Could bungling by French vintners finally end our tortured love affair with Pinot Noir? The fallout of what we'll call Pinotgate began last month with 12 fraud convictions in a French court for selling to E&J Gallo wine labeled as Pinot Noir that was nothing...

Red & White: Having already scored great pizza, what Glen Park needed was a wine bar to call its own. Inspired by a Squaw Valley hangout, Peter Bell, an ad-industry refugee from Michigan, and his partner, Juliana Flores, a native San Franciscan, came to the...

Add Etude to the list of wineries that underwent a major makeover last year. Its old administrative offices have been transformed into a vast wonder: a gleaming, loftlike tasting room that defies the building's gray stone exterior. Etude's renovated facility...

Directing our gaze northward for Chardonnay is tricky when we're practically drowning in the stuff here in the Bay Area. But Oregon and Washington often provide excellent examples for the money. The two states approach the grape in different ways: The...

It's often difficult to get excited about everyday vegetables that seem to know no season, such as broccoli. It's easy to take it for granted as a no-brainer accompaniment to dinner. Yet while the simple steam and serve version is all well and good, every...

Fluent in Burgundy, or hoping to start learning? Here's your big chance: The American version of La Paulee, the Cote d'Or's famed celebration, returns to San Francisco March 11-13 for its eighth annual gathering. Organized by New York wine director Daniel...

Next week, Paul Draper and his team at Ridge Vineyards will pause from their work at the legendary Monte Bello vineyard and raise a glass to 50 years of winemaking, high above the streets of Cupertino. Ridge's half-century history is a testament to the...

The California Historical Society is offering a personal view of the state's winemaking history. Vintners from several long-standing wine families, including Louis Foppiano Jr. and Peter Mondavi Jr., will be on hand for "Historical Wineries of California,"...