Meet the 79-year-old man mentoring California's next generation of wine professionals with his massive cellar.

California makes many outstanding red wines. But one grape often gets overlooked when it comes to great wines from the Golden State: merlot. This particular grape just might be the most misunderstood ...

California producers are making sparkling wines that are better than ever. For them, it’s not about trying to create something that tastes like Champagne. It’s about highlighting the best of ...

America's most celebrated wine region—stands Opus One, a winery that embodies the meeting of two worlds. Born from a collaboration between two legendary winemakers—Robert Mondavi, a pioneer of ...

These bottles, from small producers, often cost a little more than their European counterparts, but they are superb with singular identities. By Eric Asimov A longtime editor at Bon Appétit and a ...

Grocery and household retailer Aldi has introduced a new line of discount wines — the California Heritage Collection — to compete with Trader Joe's Charles Shaw wine, aka Two Buck Chuck. Aldi is known ...

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...

THOSE of us who look forward to leisure and ceremony at the end of an arduous day, and choose dinnertime as the period of relaxation, enjoy the part which wine plays in this ritual. The tempo of ...