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 ...

Cool, dry 2025 growing season in SLO County led to extended grape ripening. Winemakers avoided major weather issues, improving fruit health and flavor. Low rainfall challenged vines, but mild ...

This past fall turned out to be a great season for local vineyards across the region. Thanks to months of dry weather, ...

As sunlight spilled into California's famed Napa Valley on a summer day, rows of wine grapes reflected the benefits of this winter's record rainfall. California has more than 960 square miles (2,488 ...

NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- There's no day off for Labor Day in the Napa Valley. It's crunch time in Wine Country as the harvest is coming in. Weather is always a factor in the valley and it's the fourth ...

Some North Coast wine grape growers were still trying to find a home for what remained on the vine Thanksgiving week, but most of the region’s fruit had already been picked and crushed by mid-November ...

This year’s wine grape growing season in California’s North Coast region appears to be on track with historical norms, despite the heat wave in the past two weeks. But growers and buyers are bracing ...

Stomping wine grapes at harvest time is an old tradition. St. Josef’s Winery in Canby held its annual grape stomping festival on Sept. 23-24. The winery has been holding the festival since 1983.