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Lehigh Valley
New AVA calls to Manhattanites for a Day in the Wine Country By Clark Smith

Colorado
Colorado Wines - High Altitude, High Expectations By Dan Berger

Thomas Laszlo of Heron Hill interview

Finger Lakes
The Mysteries of the Finger Lakes Terroir By Lenn Thompson

Riesling sales are on the rise

America
Riesling's Popularity on the Rise By Dan Berger

Monterey winemaker Eric Laumann

Monterey County
Winemaker Eric Laumann:
Single-vineyard Riesling is “the only way Riesling should be made.” By Laurie Daniel

Anderson Valley
Alsace Wines Fested in Anderson Valley By Dan Berger

Kiona Vineyards

Red Mountain
Kiona Vineyards
John Williams boldly went where no one had gone before. By Anne Sampson

King Ferry Winery Treleaven Wines

Cayuga Lake
King Ferry Winery:
The Sweet Spot for Dry Wines By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Monterey
Monterey Hones Its Identity By Laurie Daniel

What defines cold and warm climate grapes

America
The Coolness Factor:
Rethinking Where Varietals Grow Best By Dan Berger

The great white lie: white wine is only for sissies

America
The Great White Lie:
White Wine is Only for Sissies By Alan Goldfarb

America
The Third Wave By Dan Berger

Terra Blanca Winery in Red Mountain AVA

Red Mountain
The Pilgrims Land on Red Mountain By Anne Sampson

The new Lehigh Valley AVA

Lehigh Valley
The Lowdown
on the New Lehigh Valley AVA By David Falchek

Sweet Cheeks Winery

Willamette Valley
Hitting the Sweet Spot
at Sweet Cheeks Winery By Gregory McCluney

Mountains of Difference

Napa Valley
Napa Valley High:
Mountains of Difference By Roger Dial

Cherry Creek Cellars

Michigan
Cherry Creek Cellars Sees
Green in Its Red Wines By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Pennsylvania
Ring Around the Rosés:
Blush Wines are Coloring
Eastern Wine Production By David Falchek

Welcom to Umpqua Valley

Umpqua Valley
Go Ahead, Say It: Umpqua
Better You Should Taste It By Dan Berger

New Mexico wineries

New Mexico
Bringing the people to the wine:
How New Mexico connects wines, tourism and its unique cuisine By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Black Star Farms Inn

Leelanau Peninsula
Black Star Farms:
Wine Agritourism Grows Up By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Persimmon Creek Vineyards

Georgia
Persimmon Creek Vineyards Shows Off the Changing Landscape of Georgia Wineries By Gregory McCluney

Inniskillin Ice Wine

Ontario
Kings of the "Ice":
Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser By Tony Aspler

Spring Mountain District

Spring Mountain District ~ Napa Valley
The folks on Spring Mountain
‘have to know what they’re doing’ By Alan Goldfarb

Technology enhancing wine

America
Spoofulated or Artisanal? By Clark Smith

Long Shadows Vintners

Columbia Valley
Long Shadows Vintners
Casts a Long Shadow By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Old Mission Peninsula
Bowers Harbor: The Focused Evolution of a Michigan Vineyard By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Lake Chelan Winery

Columbia Valley
Washington's Columbia Cascade Region: An AVA in Waiting By Anne Sampson

Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley

Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Oak Knoll District:
Where Merlot Gets the Vote by Default By Alan Goldfarb

Firestone Vineyards in Santa Ynez Valley gets sold.

Santa Ynez Valley
Why Firestone Vineyard Was Sold:
Adam Firestone Opens Up By Dennis Schaefer

Eroica is named for Beethoven's Symphony No.3

Columbia Valley
Welcome the Hero
Chateau Ste. Michelle’s New World/Old World Riesling By Dan Berger

Mission Hill Winery markets new labels.

British Columbia
Mission Hill Has High Prospects
with New Brands By John Schreiner

Damiani Wine Cellars has some serious red wines.

Finger Lakes
Damiani Wine Cellars Forges Red Wine
Reputation in The Finger Lakes By Craig Pinhey

Welcome to Shady Lane Cellars.

Leelanau Peninsula
Unique Terroir Dynamics Define
Shady Lane Cellars Wine By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Gray Monk Cellars' business continues to grow and so must its buildings.

Okanagan Valley
Gray Monk Estate –
Winery as Terroir By John Schreiner

From this barrel comes appellation distinctive wine.

Ozark Mountain
Crown Valley Winery on the Way Up with a Down Under Winemaker By Tim Pingelton

Bring me your tired, your poor, your Riesling starved.

Finger Lakes
The Coming Riesling Resurgence
Finger Lakes Wines Are Hands Up Leaders By Dan Berger

Left Foot Charley is in Traverse City, Michigan.

Old Mission Peninsula
Left Foot Charley
A New-Wave Model For Michigan By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Tony Baldini in his 'workroom' at Trefethen Vineyards.

Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Napa Valley Pioneers
Tony Baldini, Vineyard Genius By Alan Goldfarb

A Rielsing Rant continues

America
A Ranting Riesling Reaction
Requires a Response By Dan Berger

An interview with Doug Meador, Meador Estate winery

Arroyo Seco
Doug Meador is convinced:
Monterey is one of the world’s great wine areas. By Laurie Daniel

The Snake River Valley is the first separate AVA in Idaho.

Snake River Valley
Snake River Valley Appellation a First for Idaho By Cole Danehower

Joie Rielsing is made in a dry German style.

Okanagan Valley
The Stereophonic Winemaking Couple
Behind Naramata’s Joie Wines By John Schreiner

Esterlina Vineyards in the Cole Ranch AVA

Cole Ranch
The Tiniest Appellation in the US:
Diversity in the Cole Ranch AVA By Laura Ness

Fenn Valley Vineyards - Fennville AVA, Michigan

Fennville
Fenn Valley Vineyards
Maximizes the Lake Effect By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Lake Michigan has major influence on Wyncroft Wines.

Lake Michigan Shore
Wyncroft Wines:
Estate-grown, single-vineyard, appellation wine By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Vermont's Shelburne Vineyard produces organic wines.

Vermont
Growing Organically in the Green Mountain State By Brigid Carroll

Harsh winters belie the fruit quality of Peninsula Cellars.

Old Mission Peninsula
Peninsula Cellars: Harsh Climate Leads to Terroir-Driven Wines By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Demand is high for Leelanau Riesling

Leelanau Peninsula
Riding the Crest of Riesling's Resurgence Part II: Discussing the winemaker's art By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Late-harvest Leelanau Riesling

Leelanau Peninsula
Riding the Crest of Riesling's Resurgence: Leelanau Peninsula producers discuss dynamics By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Saving Riesling from its simple and sweet image.

America
Riesling Rebirth: a new beginning in North America for a noble grape By Dan Berger

The harsh winds of Arroyo Seco.

Arroyo Seco
Three decades defining the Arroyo Seco appellation: An interview with Jerry Lohr By Laurie Daniel

Featured Riesling

Bowers Harbor Vineyards 2005 Semi-dry Riesling (Old Mission Peninsula)
A Mosel style Riesling with refreshing characteristics of peach blossom, apple, sweet grapefruit, and soft mineral tones.

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Bowers Harbor Vineyards 2005 Riesling, Block II (Old Mission Peninsula)
This Michigan Riesling is the ultimate food wine with crisp acidity and complexity of flavors.

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