Over 50% of wine markup goes to distributors, retailers
Actual cost of the grapes and growing them (7%), the cost of the winemaking process (9%) and materials such as bottles and corks (4%) in…
Food & Wine
Food and wine adventures in California and beyond. Restaurant reviews, recipes, wine tastings, and culinary trends with a creative twist.
Trendspotting: 84% of wine buyers rely on family and friends
And, in a nod perhaps to the emerging influence of social media and crowd-sourced review sites such as CellarTracker, 68% trusted consumer opinions posted online.
Harvest at Joseph Phelps (Photos)
On location Napa. Those luscious grapes you see in these photos are Cabernet Sauvignon from Joseph Phelps' "Spring Valley" estate in St. Helena.
Wine video season
Wine video season is here. Stark Insider looks at some of the best wine videos. There's no shortage of creativity when it comes to shooting…
Wine Events: Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting, San Francisco
Organizers tell us it's the largest tasting of champagne in North America.
Chicago’s West Loop filled with culinary gems
I laced up my comfiest sneaks and headed over to my designated brunch spot, Stephanie Izard’s (the first female to win Top Chef) Little Goat…
Pinots and Microchips – Interview with Silicon Valley CEO T.J. Rodgers (Video)
Think you know Pinot? Meet the guy on a mission to take on the best of Burgundy.
Scenes from Harvest 2013
Time to crush it. Here's some of my favorite photos, videos, updates from wine country.
Stark Insider TV: Best of Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
There was (of course) much tomfoolery to be had, with full grown adults, including your humble narrators, willfully playing the part.
A sparkler with character
Here's a dry, light sparkling wine out of Oregon that I quite enjoyed.