World & Nation
Agriculture: Congolese tycoon is thought to be the first black to own a cellar. He aims to create a variety that will take the nation’s product to a new level.
March 12, 2002
Food
Eugenio Pio “Pete” Seghesio, 85, a vintner who helped bring international acclaim to Northern California’s Alexander Valley wine-growing region, died Thursday in a Santa Rosa hospital of complications from a series of strokes and congestive heart failure.
Oct. 4, 2004
California
Gov.
Sept. 3, 2013
Politics
Jerry Brown offers history lesson on California wine
Family wine makers in Bordeaux, the most famous of the world’s viniculture regions, are shrugging off their traditional insularity and welcoming investment from large industrial concerns, many of them foreign.
Dec. 20, 1987
Viniculture: A French winemaker has chosen a stone-covered riverbed in Washington’s Walla Walla Valley to plant his grapes. Yields are low, but the harsh terrain yields a superior product.
Oct. 22, 2000
In the greening hills of San Pasqual Valley, a San Diego city agricultural preserve south of Escondido, the Thomas Jaeger Winery is adding a bit of class.
April 20, 1990
Backyard vineyards take off in Santa Clarita
Jan. 6, 2013
Italian wine lovers feel Barolo is the greatest achievement of viniculture in this wine-loving country, wines they are convinced should be accorded the same stature as the best of Bordeaux.
Nov. 1, 1990
Science & Medicine
French winemaking imported from Italy, chemical evidence shows
June 3, 2013