The poll was released by the signatories to the Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place & Origin, a coalition first formed in 2005 when the initial global declaration was signed. Results from a recent poll of U.S. Key findings from the poll of 1,000 U.S. This underscores the challenges winemakers face with current labeling laws. and beyond. MORE >>

Domaine Jacques Prieur, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, 2005. Kistler, Sonoma Valley, Durrell Vineyard, 2004. It’s not every evening I get to taste ten white Burgundies with a decade or so of age. For one, they’re often expensive. What’s your assessment of the risk and reward of white Burgundy? The whole lineup—complete with a surprise!—follows MORE >>

Today, the locus of Ridge’s single vineyard zinfandel production is their Lytton Springs Winery, north of Healdsburg in Sonoma. All too often, Zinfandel is a highway to a quick, cheap buzz. It’s often confused with white zin, rarely celebrated by wine writers aside from patriotic holidays, and it’s almost never aged. MORE >>

One of the first wineries on the road to wine country, Cline Cellars is located 45 minutes north of San Francisco in Sonoma-Carneros. This historic property was once the site of a Miwok Village and the first camp of the Sonoma Mission. We probably all know some body that died of this disease and may also know survivors. 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 >>