Sonoma-Cutrer winemaker Cara Morrison recently joined Oliver’s chef Mark Kowalkowski to talk wine, food and perfect pairings as part of The Press Democrat’s Taste Makers series.

But lately I've tried some wine from other grapes such as Chardonnay and Zinfandel that were labeled as "late harvest." What is the distinction between ice wine and late harvest? —Scott M., Prescott, ...

Winemakers and growers said this year’s late harvest is an anomaly Winemakers and growers said this year’s late harvest is an anomaly Nearly all harvest crews in Wine Country have finished ...

Combs also estimates that upwards of 50 percent of the region's wineries make a version of late harvest wine, which is made from grapes left to ripen on the vine longer than usual, resulting in ...

We tasted a mixture (some older bottles, some new) of late-harvest and ice wines from California, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. We gathered ’round a copper-covered kitchen counter ...

My favorite dessert wines are the unctuous, luscious late-harvest whites and ice wines. But given that chocolate tends to have a prominent place on Valentine’s Day, I’m going to suggest other ...

IT’S HARVEST SEASON, BUT WINE GRAPES ARE STILL ON THE VINE AT THIS ... grapes are still on the vine and there's a concern about a late harvest.The delay is due to this spring's cooler temperatures.

At nearby Bitner Vineyards, Ron Bitner on Nov. 10 finished late harvest of a small lot of red cabernet grapes for a dessert wine. “We had to wait for a couple of hard freezes we had before it ...

samael334 “This year we are on a late concentration which will raise ... Last August, France had its earliest ever wine harvest — a process that commonly spans into October — due to a ...