From the soil and the vineyard to the bottle and the table, the humble grape has a complex journey. From the soil and the vineyard to the bottle and the table, the humble grape has a complex journey.

Say the word "winery" and many people may envision a cool, dimly lit space filled with wooden barrels - each holding 800 gallons or so - giving the liquid inside time to mellow, develop complexity and ...

For about as long as wine has been made in Washington, there have been two predominent vessels for fermentation and aging: oak and stainless steel. But in recent years, influential wineries across the ...

The U.S. wine industry began using large stainless steel vessels in the 1960s, starting in California. The logic, said McKinney, is that it’s more practical to take a year’s total output of a wine ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The most valuable piece of evidence in the case of a Kentucky bourbon theft ring isn't a bottle of highly sought-after Pappy Van Winkle. It's a stainless steel barrel holding Eagle ...

A new luxury cabernet sauvignon from Tuscany, which was aged in specially designed marble amphorae, shows how trends and fashion continue to influence wine production. Fuori Marmo 2019 spent two years ...

Two refurbished wine cellars in Spain feature undulating oak ceilings and stainless steel trees. The cellars were designed by Spanish interior designer Fernando Salas and provide storage for barrels ...

Q. How can a wine taste oaky? A. The use of oak barrels can play a significant role in how your bottle of wine tastes. It is a complicated business as the origin, type, age, and manufacturing of oak ...