Today, Malone makes her wine at Chuck Carlson’s place in Santa Maria. She produced 200 cases of pinot noir in 2023 (a Santa Barbara County cuvée that’s mostly Riverbench, and a single-vineyard John ...

October warmed up, and most had their grapes in before late-October rains. Elegant, balanced wines. Yields down 15 to 25%. An unusually cool, wet growing season forced growers to drop substantial ...

A challenging vintage. Late spring and early summer were wet and fungal pressure was high. A heatwave followed with 10 days at more than 40 °C (104 °F) creating issues with sunburn and shrivel. Many ...

We explain how sugar and acidity make dessert wines like Sauternes and Barsac some of the most ageworthy bottles on earth.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Chef Ryan Nelson of Late Harvest Kitchen has captivated diners with his unique take on deviled eggs and sticky toffee pudding, making them staples on his restaurant’s menu.

Climate change is affecting grapes used to make wine all over the world. This means wines might taste different in the future ...

For as long as I can remember, there has been a philosophical argument within the wine trade and press over the best path to take when expressing wine’s role in our lives and the market.

Plant cucumbers outside after the last frost once the soil has warmed to 60°F to 70°F, which is generally late May to early ... conditions are warm enough." Harvest cucumbers when they have ...

A poor quality harvest last ... s best wines for sale before bottling via local dealers, known as négociants, for delivery a year or more later. Popularised in the late 1970s, it once offered ...