Until recently, neither could California sparkling wines compete, by and large, except as poor stand-ins for Champagne. But no longer. In the last decade a new breed of California sparkling wine ...

California producers are making sparkling wines that are better than ever. For them, it’s not about trying to create something that tastes like Champagne. It’s about highlighting the best of ...

Here’s a selection of 20 world class Pinot Noir wines from Oregon and California, each awarded gold medals by Decanter and ...

Central Valley Today is joined by wine specialist, Lori Budd, who shares some history about sparkling wine, as well as a few of her top picks.

though its California-ness — expressed as it is through the Sta. Rita Hills fog — I’d never take for Champagne. That is precisely the sort of synergy the best domestic sparkling wines are ...

For years, domestic sparkling wines would have been lumped into an ice bucket of “lesser-thans.” But no longer. Adjustments in the vineyard and modest tweaks in the cellar have rendered a new style of ...