We spoke to Jim Lapsley, a wine historian at the University of California's Agricultural Issues Center at Davis, about early winemaking fails, Prohibition loopholes, and why American consumption ...

What's the story in Vermont's Champlain Valley? Early days match most of early Eastern American wine history. Wild grapes grew, people attempted to mimic European wines, influence bounced around ...

Designated as an American Viticultural Area for some 40 years, the region's wine-growing history dates back to the early days of the United States. Thomas Jefferson had a vision for high-quality ...