Doors open at 8 a.m. this Thursday, Nov. 5, for the Napa Valley Grapegrowers' Wine & Grape Expo, "Connecting Vineyard Practices to Wine Quality," to be held at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville.

Wine drinkers thinking of French wines conjure the country's famous winemaking regions: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne.

Nearly a year after winning a federal court battle that opened the doors for all out-of-state wineries to ship directly to the doorsteps of Massachusetts residents, a California trade group was back in a Boston courtroom today to argue against the state's appeal.

The soft economy, sluggish high-end wine sales and unusual mid-harvest rains have conspired to bring the 2009 grape harvest to an unceremonious end for many grape growers.

We're in the heart of Washington wine country and Washington State University has made moves to ensure it is the premier educational institution in that industry.

Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands Inc. said Monday it is mulling a deal to sell some of its assets or combine part of its Australian and U.K. wine operations with Australian Vintage Ltd., an Australian wine company.

Only a decade ago, the thought of taking a pill to enhance longevity would have been equivalent for many to the idea of time travel, but now researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine are studying the active component of a timeless drink that may hold such a promise.

US restrictions on Brunello di Montalcino will remain in place, the US Trade Bureau has said.

Local contractor LT and JM Wilson engineered a hydraulic sheer to replace chainsaws for vineyard pruning and a Merrett Logging log forwarder was used to move the discarded canopy material to the end of vine rows.