While more than 11,600 wineries are operating in the U.S.—with at least one in all 50 states— Though there is little record of it, enslaved people did the brunt of the labor associated with winemaking ...

We know that Pennsylvania is mentioned in a couple of paragraphs whenever there’s something written about the history of grape growing in this country. That’s thanks to William Penn, the Province of ...

Why do some wine bottles come wrapped in gold wire mesh? The distinctive gold wire netting that wraps wine bottles from Spain – typically Rioja – isn’t just decorative, it’s actually a fascinating ...

Wine has been a Western civilization staple for centuries. Some claim wine even gave birth to it. This may have been the case for the Ancient Near East as well. That area spans modern-day Turkey, ...

The Minoans made wine here in the 20th century B.C.,” said Ergin Ince, the guide that one of my hotels, Six Senses Kaplankaya, had secured for me for a tour of the ancient cities of Priene, Melitus, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Raul prepares the wine-tasting table inside Göygöl cellar, which was discovered by accident two years ago. Photograph by Nick St ...

We feel so fortunate to have traveled to many wine-growing regions in Europe. Not only has it been rewarding to soak in the beautiful environment that makes a wine so special, but it has been ...

Every bottle of wine is a history. Usually a wine is an expression of a single year. It tells the story of that year’s climate, the people working the vineyard, the people making the wine. Plus, there ...

One of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates' smallest-production wines has a history that goes back to its earliest days as a company. For the past 30 years, one of the company's little-known projects is a red ...