If you serve our Wine of the Week, Four Vines 2010 "The Sophisticate" Sonoma County Zinfandel ($25) to, say, your brother-in-law from Bakersfield, you might want to turn the label away from him. I can ...

If you’re hankering to drink a big old-vine California Zin, it’s now or never. You need a chill in the air — and a big piece of beef braising on the stove. These intense, almost syrupy wines aren’t ...

Few gardeners pay much attention to vines. Unlike space-challenged Europeans, we lawn-endowed central Pennsylvanians generally have sufficient space to plant out instead of having to go up. Or as ...

Had a reader earlier in the week ask how many wineries in the region had vines older than 20 years. The thought is that the older vines tend to produce better and more complex wine. According to the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Vines can be a gardener’s best friend. They may offer colorful flowers ...

If you serve our Wine of the Week, Four Vines 2010 "The Sophisticate" Sonoma County Zinfandel ($25) to, say, your brother-in-law from Bakersfield, you might want to turn the label away from him. I can ...