Until recently, neither could California sparkling wines compete, by and large, except as poor stand-ins for Champagne. But no longer. In the last decade a new breed of California sparkling wine ...

Cottrell, Twain-Peterson’s partner, says the brand is devoted to two things: single-vineyard and single-vintage wines that would capture California in sparkling wines. This means they’re ...

Since they were only interested in established wine brands without interest in developing ... vineyards in the excellent winemaking state of California but that dream seemed to die overnight.

One of California’s most famous vintner couples is buying a historic Napa Valley wine brand. Gina Gallo-Boisset and Jean-Charles Boisset announced on Friday their acquisition of Flora Springs ...

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.

So, no matter how tight money was, he would jump on a plane with a backpack and visit producers, bringing a wide array of great California Pinot Noir wines. He was welcomed to many a wine producer ...