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Winemakers
Horses are again working in French vineyards
Aug 4, 2022
The animals can work land that is inaccessible to tractors, and vineyard owners say they improve the soil for grapes. But they raise costs as well.
Sour grapes? An English county's wine wins a special status, but a neighboring county complains.
Jul 8, 2022
Sussex wineries receive a prestigious distinction, but a Kent winemaker dismisses the award as arbitrary, citing similar growing conditions.
Can winemakers salvage grapes tainted by wildfire smoke?
Jun 7, 2022
Scientists are looking at ways to determine if grapes from smoky areas can still be used, without adding an unpleasant ashy taste to wine.
How Charles Shaw wine became Two Buck Chuck
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 18, 2017
It wasn't always cheap, and it wasn't always sold by Trader Joe's.
Napa Valley insists: It's in California, not Texas
by
Annie Baxter
Sep 9, 2016
A loophole allows out-of-state winemakers to use the prestigious name if the grapes were imported.