Champagne and Sparkling Wine: The Origin Story Most people think French sparkling wine originated in the Champagne region. Most people would be wrong. But wait, didn’t Dom Perignon invent champagne, in the north of France? Sort of. Or did French...
Xander Soren followed a digital music path to his segue as a California vintner. Recognized for launching GarageBand, the groundbreaking digital audio workstation, and a contributor to the development iTunes and iPod, the former Apple executive launched his first Xander...
If you’ve never heard of Lambrusco sparkling wine, you’re more fortunate than many wine-drinkers. For the rest of us, it’s time to drop preconceived notions, now that we’re getting much higher quality, red sparkling wines from Lambrusco, in the Emilia-Romagna...
As a leading in wine producer in Italy’s Calabria region, the Librandi Winery is now concerning itself with sustainable agriculture, lowering its carbon footprint and using water responsibly—in addition to continuing to produce award-winning white, rosé and red food-friendly wines....
Three-quarters of California’s famous chardonnay vines originated in the vineyards of one winemaking family: Wente Family Vineyards. The Wente [pronounced WEN-tee] family has been growing grapes and producing wine continuously since 1883. They’re based in Livermore, about an hour’s drive...
It’s mid-afternoon in the first full flush of spring. The sunlight is bright on the vineyard-studded landscape beneath the windows of my room in a Medieval tower in Tuscany. The castle tower dates from the year 1256.Now, in 2026, my...
A Wine Honoring Family and FathersTo a father, from his sons By Don Sonderling I met Daniel and Georges Daou not long after they moved to Paso Robles, purchasedproperty in the Adelaida District, and began planning to build a world-class...
Imagine Our Surprise When We Found the Ideal Place to Stay; Hell’s Kitchen; Heck Yeah!! I had stayed at the Romer Neighborhood Hotel in Waikiki and loved how the ambiance embraced the surrounding neighborhood, recreating true island cocktails, leis from...