US wine exports set record as California drought persists
Exports of wine from the US jumped by 16% last year, show official figures that offer a boost to California's winemakers facing their worst drought in memory.
Exports of wine from the US jumped by 16% last year, show official figures that offer a boost to California's winemakers facing their worst drought in memory.
Veteran Hollywood director and producer James Cameron has moved into wine production in his native Canada.
There are concerns about a future excess supply of Moscato in the US after California reports its biggest wine grape harvest on record for 2013.
Buyers refound their confidence at this year's Naples Winter Wine Festival in the US, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Opus One, a collection of Krug Champagne and magnums of Napa's Staglin and Burgundy's Michel Lafarge.
One of the worst droughts to hit California in recent decades is causing concern for winemakers across the state.
The chief executive of Constellation Brands has rejected a suggestion that consecutive large harvests in California will lead to an outpouring of cheaper wine from the US region.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Kathleen Heitz Myers, Cathy Corison and Philip Ross after their masterclass on Napa Valley Cabernet – Library Wines at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
California wineries are looking to make up for lost time in China by targeting young professionals who are serious about their wine but willing to branch out from an older generation that has eyes only for France.
The Golden State offers a wealth of eating choices, from humble, family-friendly bistros to Michelin starred restaurants. Matt Stamp MS reports.
Jackson Family Wines' chairman, Barbara Banke, is still keen to add vineyards to her haul of the past two years, with owners across Oregon and California more willing to consider offers than in the past.
The former owner of Screaming Eagle, Charles Banks, has continued on the acquisitions trail in 2013 by agreeing to take control of California's Qupe winery.
With only three years’ experience of winemaking behind him, back in 1969 Paul Draper took on a small, historical vineyard in California, turning it into a legend and himself into an icon in the winemaking world. Jeannie Cho Lee MW meets the reigning Winemakers’ Winemaker
Napa Valley winemakers are basking in 'ideal' conditions for the 2013 harvest, reflecting an upbeat mood across California as a whole.
Watch Decanter's interview with Barabara Banke, owner of Jackson Family Wines. who was in the UK last week for the launch of La Jota Winery.
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.