US Grenache for International Grenache Day
Grenache can be a tricky grape variety. While it is slow to ripen and requires a long growing season, it also happens to bloom early, keeping ..
Sonoma County AVAs: Overview and 10 wines to try
The first established AVAs were named in the 1980s, with new designations coming as recently as 2022. 1983 was a particularly important ..
Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘In conventional terms, Arizona seems an unlikely place for vines’
Sonoita Creek carves through the basin, laying down terraces of vegetation – shrubs of acacia, mesquite, yucca, barrel cactus and flowering ..
Uncorking innovation: DWWA 2023 alternative packaging results
The emergence of alternative packaging, in wine and far beyond, is a response to the contemporary need for convenience, sustainability, ..
Elaine Chukan Brown: A return to hybrids
Along Sonoma Coast’s Bodega Highway, morning fog in summer can feel as wet as a rainstorm. The area is populated by redwoods, trees that ..
Elaine Chukan Brown: In defence of Zinfandel
Foundational to the notion of terroir is the story of Burgundy. It is a relationship between Pinot Noir and the monks’ investment in defining ..
Decanter magazine latest issue: March 2023
Inside the March 2023 issue of Decanter magazine: FEATURES Bordeaux 2020 in-bottle Scores and notes on 40 high-scoring wines, tasted by Decanter’s ..
Napa Valley’s Eisele Vineyard acquires nearby property
Napa Valley wine producer Eisele Vineyard has purchased the next-door Alfred Frediani Ranch for $18.5m, said the estate agent responsible ..
