Frenchie Winery Debuts at Raymond Vineyards Frenchie Winery, named for and inspired by the beloved French Bulldog of Raymond Vineyards Proprietor Jean-Charles Boisset, debuts today. Located at Raymond Vineyards in the Napa Valley, Frenchie Winery is the only tasting room designed exclusively for dogs. Read More...
Winery owners fight moratorium At the urging of winery and business leaders, the Lodi City Council is sending a letter to the county opposing a proposed moratorium on new marketing events at area wineries. Read More...
Winery celebrates 50 years As New Zealand's most awarded winery bottles its 50th harvest wine, owner and founder Sir George Fistonich knows the value of a good vintage. Read More...
Hewitt: Winery put Zinfandels back on the map GRAPE SENSEBY HOWARD HEWITT The story behind one of the best tasting and most successful value wines has good winemaking, gratitude to terrible sweet wine and a long a history of fruit production to credit for its success. Read More...
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St. Hubertus Estate Winery (Kelowna)
Located on a bend in Chute Lake Road along Okanagan Lake is St. Hubertus Estate Winery, a charming hillside site with a recently unfortunate history. The original winery buildings, dating back to the early 19th century burned to the ground in the Okanagan Mountain Park fire of August, 2003. All is rebuilt, however, and the only reminders of the fire are the displays and pictures that catalogue the winery’s destruction, as well as some wines named Read More...
Gaia Wines Contemporary Winery: An Emblem of Indianas Growing Wine Industry
Wine making and wine tasting has long been a favorite American pastime, particularly in western states such as California - a subject humorously portrayed in the hit 2004 film, Sideways.
Yet, this pursuit seems to have traveled across the United States, with wineries appearing in the most unlikely of locations. Indianapolis, for instance, is highly valued for being a dedicated centre of sport; yet in 1996, Indianapolis saw the opening of Gaia Wi Read More...
Desert Hills (Black Sage, Oliver)
Brothers Randy and Jesse Toor recently founded Desert Hills Estate Winery after having planted land on the Black Sage bench with vinifera. It is a family-run estate winery and is located in a non-descript building dwarfed by the sizeable house adjacent to it (be sure to turn left folks!).
Wines:
Desert Hills’ production, like others on the Black Sage, is primarily focused on red wines. The winery’s most popular wine among a quirky mix of variet Read More...