Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:46:28 GMT

NAPA -- Here's a word that can still send chills through wine country: Prohibition.

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:23:03 GMT

Restaurants can be great places to explore vintages, thanks to proprietors' expertise, passion and respect for customers' budgets. S. Irene Virbila restaurant critic For those of us who love wine, Los Angeles is a wonderful city for all things vinous. We have some of the best wine shops in the country, so competitive with one another that the selection of wines and favorable pricing trump ...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:28:32 GMT

Haywood Products, owner of the Eliot’s mulled wine brand, is to launch a new variant. Available for the Christmas period is Winter Warmer, a 14.5 per cent ABV blend of cherry and elderberry wines promoted as a “warming blend of rich and flavoursome country wines”.

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:48:14 GMT

Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts filed for bankruptcy protection late Monday, saying it plans to reopen soon and operate the center while it reorganizes its business affairs. The Napa wine country center filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern California District in Santa Rosa, interim chief executive Garry McGuire ...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:33:16 GMT

The American Red Cross Del Rio Branch is hosting the 10th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at the Whitehead Memorial Museum (1308 South Main Street), November 14, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm. Sponsored by Ram Country and the Herald Restaurant.

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:14:27 GMT

202 N. MAIN ST. FINE WINES 202 N. Main St., Mooresville 7 p.m. Thursday, also Dec. 11 and 18: Wine tasting; $10 for six wines. RSVP: 704-663-5445. AMBER CREST WINERY 9623-L E. Independence Blvd. 704-708-9463 and www.ambercrestwinery.com 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: wine tasting; $5 for five wines. 704-708-9463. AROOJI'S WINE ...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:25:00 GMT

Think you're a bargain-hunting master? This year we're turning our winter Bargain Bonanza over to Wine section readers. Tell us in 100 words or less why no one can beat your drink-per-dollar average, and name your three favorite bargain wines found in Bay...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:49:54 GMT

By Taylor Eason Holiday parties present a plethora of "impress people" possibilities. Wine knowledge delivered with confidence can bring out your "inner coolness," as well as shut down that verbose braggadocio trying to abscond with your date. Armed with a wine label, take over the scene with these urbane tidbits, both useful and trivial.VintageMost wines carry a vintage date, meaning at least ...

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:47:17 GMT

17 area wineries open on Canal Country Trail. Or take a cookie trip

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:45:52 GMT

Despite a fine second-half comeback, the Modesto Junior College basketball team lost to Chabot 90-75 in the second round of the Napa Wine Country Classic on Saturday.