While more than 11,600 wineries are operating in the U.S.—with at least one in all 50 states— Though there is little record of it, enslaved people did the brunt of the labor associated with winemaking ...

Why do some wine bottles come wrapped in gold wire mesh? The distinctive gold wire netting that wraps wine bottles from Spain – typically Rioja – isn’t just decorative, it’s actually a fascinating ...

We know that Pennsylvania is mentioned in a couple of paragraphs whenever there’s something written about the history of grape growing in this country. That’s thanks to William Penn, the Province of ...

Wine has been a Western civilization staple for centuries. Some claim wine even gave birth to it. This may have been the case for the Ancient Near East as well. That area spans modern-day Turkey, ...

The Minoans made wine here in the 20th century B.C.,” said Ergin Ince, the guide that one of my hotels, Six Senses Kaplankaya, had secured for me for a tour of the ancient cities of Priene, Melitus, ...

Vintner seeking the perfect grapes for the perfect wine. (Ross Eric Gibson collection) Pierre Sainsevain planted the first commercial orchard in Santa Cruz County in 1844. (Public domain) Wine label ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raul prepares the wine-tasting table inside Göygöl cellar, which was discovered by accident two years ago. Photograph by Nick St ...

I love many California red wines — but decreasingly so in the last quarter century. Wine quality is a complicated issue that defies a succinct explanation because it entails different grape varieties ...