Having grown up in Colorado, I was in no way emotionally prepared for the greenery situation in the Pacific Northwest. I was lucky enough to visit. I distinctly recall going for a run and imagining ...

You know that feeling when you’re at a dinner party, and someone starts dropping wine knowledge like they’re ...

On any given day at the Chronicle, a package or three of wine is deposited in my office “cellar.” Almost all of it comes unsolicited and, these days it seems, at least half of it is pinot noir. I’m ...

Pinot Noir is not what most people think of when they think of Australian wine. But beyond the Barossa Valley, Tasmania and the Yarra Valley have climates suited for growing Pinot Noir. The Yarra ...

Global warming means that vineyards in the hottest parts of Britain could now produce grapes with sufficient ripeness to make red wine. Gimme the science… Over the next 20 years there could be a 1.4C ...

When we say that someone is thin skinned, we usually mean that they are sensitive and do not handle adversity well. Pinot noir grapes are literally thin skinned and especially susceptible to frost, ...

The Sommelier’s Choice Awards were held in Chicago on May 21. More than 1,500 wines from 30 countries were submitted. The US had the largest number of entries, followed by Italy, France, and Australia ...