sustainability

This California wine paradise all but vanished. Now there’s a quest to revive it

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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.

Capstone California Takes Root Across Europe

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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.

California in 2024: Sustainability, New Wines and Old Vines

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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?