The research released today shows consumers are more focused on product origins than ever before and it isn't just a passing concern, but one they feel extraordinarily strong about," said Linda Reiff, executive director of Napa Valley Vintners. Results from a recent poll of U.S. Key findings from the poll of 1,000 U.S. and beyond. MORE >>

Behind the bar one of the owners, Joe Rabasco recommends the Costa Del Sol Napa 2005 blend of Sangiovese, Zinfandel and Merlot produced by Bennesere Vineyards. Every morning I’ve been passing by a storefront in New York’s West Village that for months had its windows papered to block a view to the inside. That’s a good start. MORE >>

After Granholm , the 2005 Supreme Court decision that found it unconstitutional to allow in-state wineries the right to ship to consumers while out-of-state wineries were prevented, New Jersey was one of the rare states that didn’t open up shipments, but instead closed down. Surely, the local wine, right?! 938 annual fee. sales. MORE >>

Yet we are not drinking the exquisite and expensive 2005 Chateau Brane-Cantenac , a well-respected second growth Bordeaux, but the delicious and very affordable “second wine&# of that esteemed house, Baron de Brane. Others, such as Cask 23 in Napa, have a half-million dollar vibration-based machine for this purpose. The Process. MORE >>

Of course my choice would be Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley or Russian River Valley, the home of some of the best wines in the world. Recently, the wife and I have been discussing a possible trip to California next year. few of the issues are for how long and where. Maybe we should wait until we can spend a couple of months and visit them all. MORE >>