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Pinot Noir is a red wine grape from Burgundy that also shines in California, Oregon, New Zealand and beyond. Get our guide to it and its food-friendly wines.

Dan Petroski built Napa Valley White Wine specialist Massican after a publishing career, now he's sold it to one of the world's largest wineries.

The result of a partnership between Burgundy and California superstars, this classic Carneros Chardonnay lets its famed vineyard source speak clearly in the stellar 2019 vintage, placing at No. 3 in Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2021—the most exciting wines of the past year. See photos, video and a full review: rating, price, tasting note and when its best to drink.

Chardonnay is the most popular grape planted in the United States and it accounts for about one in five bottles of wine sold in the United States, yet oddly consumers don’t want to admit they like it because, well, it’s so common.

Napa Cabs and Sonoma Pinots are well known, but California is no one-trick pony. The Golden State excels at other varieties you should try.

It’s not quite springtime in Napa Valley, but the grapevines in the Carneros appellation don’t seem to know that. A number of vineyards in the region, one of the southernmost in Napa Valley, have experienced the onset of bud break, Hyde Vineyards General Manager Chris Hyde confirmed in a press release from the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. In Hyde Vineyards’ case, Hyde said in an interview, bud break began in a block of Pinot Noir near the winery late last week. “We might have a...