As the wine industry faces mounting challenges, including declining consumption, market saturation, and economic pressures, ...

The town is surrounded by three major wine regions; Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and the Russian River Valley. The Alexander Valley alone has 13,000 acres of vineyards and 40 wineries.

In Bordeaux, where the grape's roots also run centuries deep, winemakers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon and small percentages of Muscadelle for dry whites and, in the Sauternes and Barsac ...

and Julia Pedroncelli — purchased a 90-acre property in Dry Creek Valley, the future home to Pedroncelli Winery. Planted to 25-acres of Zinfandel, with a small shuttered winery that had fallen ...