Usually reaching ripeness in late April, dewberry vines first announce themselves with white blossoms in mid-February. Credit: Ron Bechtol Growing up in the Pacific Northwest offered me a bonanza of ...

Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

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From albariño to zinfandel, Vitis vinifera is the most common wine grape species in the world. Yet with little resistance to pests, fungal diseases, extreme temperatures and drought, the European ...

Summer is officially here. Dry, really hot, rainy, humid and wet — a little bit of everything in June and July! Grape growing in the Finger Lakes is always challenging. We planted some riesling vines ...

Editor’s note: Napa architect Chris D. Craiker, AIA, NCARB (707-224-5060, chris@craiker.com) is regular commentary contributor to North Bay Business Journal. Craiker has expanded his vision to write ...

“Once I began farming baco noir on the Sonoma Coast, where the risk of powdery mildew is very high, I saw firsthand how disease-resistant hybrid grapes are,” said Matthew Niess, founder of North ...

Wines in America have a complex history. The Vikings visited North America and called it Vinland because of the profusion of grape vines, none of which made good wine. The earliest traceable ...