RANCHO CUCAMONGA, San Bernardino County — Angela Osborne couldn’t find the vineyard she was searching for. The winemaker had heard about Hofer Ranch, one of the last holdouts of the wine scene in the Cucamonga Valley — a region about 40 miles east of Los Angeles that had once been blanketed in grapes but whose vineyards had all but disappeared.
California’s Moon Mountain AVA may be part of Sonoma County, but its gravitational pull comes from Napa Valley and it’s on the ascent, writes Roger Morris.
From Etna to the Canary Islands, volcanic wines have garnered a lot of attention in recent years. But what distinguishes volcanic soil, and how does it impact a resulting wine?
From Poland to Germany to the Netherlands, Capstone Masterclasses brought the story of California wine to life for engaged audiences across Europe – highlighting regional diversity, sustainability, and a new generation of wine ambassadors.
Do eco-friendly wine certifications matter to consumers? And how accurate are consumers’ perceptions of various eco-wine categories when it comes to understanding what eco-wine labels mean?
While sustainability is easy to imagine in a vineyard—visions of sheep grazing on green vineyards and fields of cover crops come to mind—it’s a tougher concept to grasp in the restaurant space. Is it a wine list padded with biodynamic and regenerative bottles? Cork recycling efforts? A staunch ban on plastic straws?
Plentiful winter rainfall and warm summer temperatures set the stage for a memorable vintage across the state
Go big or go home. This is the “America” portrayed in our media. Risk-takers, visionaries, scrappy dreamers building empires, unabashed displays of prosperity. Big houses, big cars, big companies, big wines… Does the stereotype still hold true for California wine in 2024?