Vineyards

Bumper harvest falls flat for Italy’s Asti vineyards

[Castel Boglione] The storied Asti region of northern Italy saw a lush harvest this year but many winegrowers are leaving some grapes on the vine, choosing to produce less as US and Russian demand dro...

Bunches of Pinot Noir grapes growing on the Williams Selyem Estate, at an elevation of 30 to 40 metres.  The vines are cane-pruned to help with the effects of winter frost in the Russian River Valley AVA, and trained in a six-wire vertical-shoot position (VSP).

A tale of two wineries

Two cult wineries in Northern California showcase radically different winemaking philosophies and business models