It took 30 tumultuous years, but in April 2011, film director Francis Ford Coppola finally achieved his dream – the rebirth of Inglenook. Adam Lechmere looks at the history of this legendary Napa Valley estate and gets a preview of Coppola's script for restoring it to greatness.
Barbara Banke, the widow of California 'titan' Jess Jackson, is overseeing the launch of her three top cuveés in the UK.
A wet June and October led to delayed ripening, much rot and a late harvest. But, it was by no means disastrous.
Napa vintners are gearing up for one of the coolest harvests on record – and many are saying wines will be more balanced, elegant and lower in alcohol as a result.
The United States is soon to have the distinction of hosting the worlds largest and smallest appellations.
California’s 2008 wine grape harvest is down 6% on the previous year, according to preliminary reports.
The Naples Winter Wine Festival auction raised $14m (£7m) this weekend – the second highest sum in its eight-year history.
California’s winemakers are optimistic about the quality of the 2007 crop after a long, drawn-out harvest which finished in late October.
Winemakers around the world are voicing their concerns following predictions that 2007 is set to be the warmest year on record, along with a potential recurrence of the El Niño phenomenon.
One of the earliest harvests on record has started in California with winemakers predicting an excellent vintage.
