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Famed Napa Winemaker and Judgement of Paris Figure Mike Grgich Dies at 100

A renowned and beloved figure in the Napa Valley, Mijenko “Mike” Grgich, died Wednesday at age 100, reportedly passing in his sleep with family members at his side at home in Calistoga.

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Famed Napa Wine Brand Caymus Branches Out to Suisun Valley With New ‘Mega Tasting Room’

A little-recognized region just got a big new wine attraction, as the family behind prestigious Napa brand Caymus has opened a luxe outpost in Suisun Valley, with an Apple Store-esque design and a retro cassette-tape room.

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Entire 2020 Wine Vintage Could Be Ruined By Smoke Taint From NorCal Fires

The disparate wildfires raging in over a dozen counties in and around the Bay Area this August are happening before much of the grape harvest has even begun, threatening much of the vintage.

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California Is Growing Too Many Grapes, Causing Prices to Fall Two Years In a Row

A combination of factors including new technologies, higher plant yields, and too much optimism about the demand for wine has led to a glut of grapes in California.

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Rodney Strong Winery Accidentally Dumps Almost 100,000 Gallons of Wine Into Russian River

Up in Healdsburg this afternoon, a very large blending tank at Rodney Strong Vineyards sprung a very significant leak, dumping some 97,000 gallons of Cabernet Sauvignon into a drainage ditch, out to a nearby creek, and ultimately into the Russian River.

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Heatwave!: East Bay Hills Residents Are On Edge For Fire Danger, Wineries Brace for Power Outages

It's expected to be beach weather once again in San Francisco today, but it's going to be in the 100s out in the East Bay and up north, where Napa and Sonoma wineries are bracing for power outages tonight that could be disastrous for harvest time.

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Ravenswood Tasting Room To Shutter After Three Decades In Sonoma

It's the end of an era for a stalwart Zinfandel producer in central Sonoma as the Ravenswood Winery will be shut down in mid-May. The announcement comes via the longtime owner of the winery and tasting room, the beverage conglomerate Constellation Brands.

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Guy Fieri Winery Plan Killed By Sonoma NIMBYs

Sometimes NIMBYs are a force of good, ladies and gentlemen! Case in point: At least 30 people showed up to speak in opposition of a plan for a new tasting room for Guy

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How Much Wine Did Napa Wineries Lose In Sunday's Quake?

As wineries across Napa and Sonoma Counties continue to pick up pieces and mop up spilled wine after Sunday morning's 6.0 earthquake, reports have been coming in as to just how much

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Would You Kill a Redwood for a Pinot?

Aren't there enough wineries in Northern California? Do we really need another? Especially when it could mean the death of a redwood forest? As the LA Times reported in August, Codorniu’s Artesa

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