Category Archives: Winemakers

Skurnik Wines to Import Mullineux & Lee South African Wines

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Skurnik Wines & Spirits, New York, has become the exclusive national importer for the Swartland-based Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines of South Africa.

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Vincent Indelicato Dies at 84

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Joel Whitaker

Vincent (Vince) Indelicato, who spent his childhood working in the Manteca cellars and vineyards of Delicato Family Vineyards, which had been founded by his father Gaspare Indelicato and his uncle Sebastiano Luppino, in 1924, died Dec. 17. He was 84

Currently in its fourth-generation of family members, Delicato has grown to rank among the top ten wineries in the United States in volume and farms over 3,800 acres of family-owned vineyards. Continue reading →

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Most Calif. Wine Country Tasting Rooms Open Despite Fire

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Wine Institute issued an upbeat assessment of the impact of wildfires on California Wine Country, and suggested the fires won’t

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Why Ray Isle Says Not to Worry About Smoke Taint in Napa

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

In a word, Isle, writing at FoodandWine.com, argues that because most grapes in Napa and Sonoma counties were harvested before the Wine Country wildfires erupted, there’s no reason to worry. 

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Why Vineyards Were Untouched by Wine Country Fires, Even as Houses on Property, Urban Neighborhoods Burned

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Here’s an oddity:  those fires in California wine country that have taken at least 40 lives, and burned 217,566 acres, and destroyed at least 10 wineries barely touched vineyards. 

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California Wildfire Destroy More Wineries

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The news from Northern California, where wildfires are raging, is just awful.  Among the wineries destroyed:  Helena View Johnston Vineyards, Segassia Vineyard, Signorello Estate Vineyards, VinRoc, White Rock Vineyards, Ancient Oak Cellars, Paradise Ridge Winery, Frey Vineyards Roy Estate, Patland Vineyards, … Continue reading →

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