Muscat grape a wine staple (Centre Daily Times)
Perhaps the first grape variety identified, grown and made into wine on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea was muscat. It was certainly the first grape cultivated in France, having been established in Gaul by the Romans at Frontignan.

Wine grape growers reap record harvest (Casper Star-Tribune)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Wine grape growers in Washington state had a record harvest this year, proving that some crops fare well even in drought conditions.

An urban oasis in Wine Country (San Francisco Chronicle)
You've done the outdoorsy thing by canoeing the Russian River. You've shopped for your $375 sterling silver decanting funnel in the Sally Jordan Collection at Jordan Vineyard & Winery. You've had the best in upscale rustic fare -- guinea hens, Fresno figs and...