MAKANDA (WSIL) -- The days are getting shorter and fall is just over a week away signaling the start of harvest season. Grapes are lining the vines at local vineyards just waiting to be picked.

WALLA WALLA -- When considering the process of winemaking, some minds might recall Episode 23 of "I Love Lucy," titled "Lucy's Italian Movie." While the iconic scene, featuring Lucille Ball and Teresa ...

Once grapes are picked from the vine, they enter a winery’s cellar. But what’s the magic behind the cellar doors that turns grapes into fine wine? With my Wine 101 column I share what I know about ...

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Every piece of the winemaking puzzle involves a series of decisions. It’s said that great wine is made in the vineyard. In reality, it certainly starts there, but winemaking is a process that involves ...

Maybe you've peppered the wine terms "minerality" or "electricity" into a fabulous monologue at a wine-tasting party. If so, congratulations! But even more than terroir, one of the biggest defining ...

The grapes are scooped through a crusher, smashed and destemmed. They are then stored in large stainless steel vats to ferment, Vahling said. For red grapes, the skins are left on during the ...

Soon we’ll be immersed in it – the delectable aroma of fermenting grapes. It’s a good time to revisit this quick-hit primer; it will help you step into the harvest experience. The Grape Pick Rollout: ...

The 2012 grape pressing got underway at the Delicata winery two days ago as the first DOK Malta Chardonnay grapes were delivered. Over 350 growers will deliver nearly one million kilos of Malta-grown ...

I was first introduced to natural wines in Paris about 20 years ago. My initial tasting experience did little to convince me this approach to winemaking would survive. Many showed faults reflecting ...