Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a history of grape growing reaching back to the 1870s, Sonoma’s Russian River Valley AVA has one of the longest standing ...

This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...

“Blueberry” is the hallmark flavor that winemaker Dan Goldfield used to identify in pinot noirs from Green Valley, a sub-appellation and one of the six “neighborhoods” in the Russian River Valley ...

Wine regions throughout the world are identified by geographical appellations - where do the grapes originate? In France this is the appellation d’origine controlée system (AOC). In Italy, wines of a ...

Wine lovers who’ve tired of the traditional fancy cheese and wine pairings should take a page out of Samantha Capaldi’s book. The self-described “no-snob” sommelier, who goes by Samantha Sommelier on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. More than once I have said that the most of the best California Pinot Noirs ...