News

May was really wet, with over 6 inches of rain in our Fosterville vineyard in Cayuga County, and the rain continued in June, ...
Celebrate the promise of great wines by using the vine's lesser-loved by-product: grape leaves, which are deliciously tangy and tender when brined. Here are several of our favorite recipes that ...
This story is part of a partnership between “City Lights Collective” / WABE” and Rough Draft Atlanta called “The Beverage ...
Georgia, considered the birthplace of wine, has been making wine for 8,000 years. Producers are restoring the country's ancient grape varieties and introducing Georgian wines to the rest of the world.
Scientists at Georgian research centers study the DNA of grape leaves. 60 Minutes "Luckily, Georgians were still ... Promoting Georgian wines hasn't been so easy, Wurdeman said.
The grapes he uses for dry wines need about five to 10 years to reach full maturity, he said. His aren't there yet, ... A conveyor belt takes the grapes, leaves and twigs into a holding tank in back.
Nebbiolo is arguably one of Italy’s oldest and most celebrated wine grapes, giving us the famed wines of barolo and barbaresco from Piemonte, a land of mountain vistas and white truffles. Yet ...
Over the last decade, Syrian restaurants have opened at a fast clip across Bay Ridge, Astoria, and Paterson, New Jersey. Bay Ridge, in particular, now hosts a range of Syrian and Lebanese dining ...
Winemakers have harvested Zinfandel for more than a century in California, a major foothold for the grape (and home to many famed old-vine plantings); here, producers use Zinfandel to make rich, ...
All their wines are produced and bottled on site in small batches. Seasonal sangrias, ... Najwa, emerged from behind a small vine, holding a large bag full of grape leaves.
Some leaves had curled from the freeze but others were still green. He thinks the areas that received smoke received some protection. He estimates he lost 20% to 50% of his crop.