Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery Rutherford, California Peirano Estate Vineyards Lodi, California Penfolds Wines Australia Joseph Phelps...

Alderbrook Vineyards and Winery Sonoma County, California Barefoot Cellars Santa Rosa, California Callaway Vineyard & Winery Temecula, California

The web sites listed below represent some of the best resources online for wine enthusiasts. UC Davis' Viticulture & Enology Department...

The Wine Cellar. ....a place for wine to grow to maturity without distraction. Dusty bottles sleeping in orderly rows, breathing with imponderable slowness in a dark, moist, cool climate. Candle-lit treasures of ancient Bordeaux, golden brown Sauternes, mellowed California cabernet, and crusted Port await behind an iron gate. The wine cellar conjures up different images to different people. But whatever the image, it is simply a place to store wine.

A well made toast can make a simple moment special, as few things in life do. This gracious gesture can be delivered by anyone. All it takes is a little forethought, practice, and a familiarity with some toast etiquette and protocol. Guide to Gracious Toast Giving There are no hard-fast rules to toast-making and giving. What follows are guidelines to give you a starting point.

You may have wondered just what a roasted slice of bread has to do with the practice of offering a toast? The two couldn't seem more unrelated. As early as the 6th Century B.C., the Greeks were toasting to the health of their friend's for a highly practical reason — to assure them that the wine...

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Something akin to the shot heard 'round the world on the dawn of American Revolutionary War, was heard in the wine world Sunday night, November 17, 1991. The event was the airing of The French Paradox segment on 60 minutes. The French Paradox was a term coined on that program to describe the...

February 18, 1998, Filed at 2:36 a.m. EST By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) – The French scientist who showed the world that wine is good for the heart has a new discovery: Two to three glasses of wine a day reduces death rates from all causes by up to 30 percent. "I've always suspected this,''...

The Winemaking Formula The fermentation of grapes and grape juice into wine, is a natural process that has been enjoyed by man for thousands of years. The choices made in the vineyard and winery are of relevancy to the wine enthusiast as they directly affect the final product. There is an...