Storms Make Mess in Calif. Wine Country (AP via Yahoo! News)
Winter storms made a mess in California's wine country, but the rains were not expected to wash out the region's valuable grape crop, officials said.

Here's how to make wine-shop visit successful (Arizona Daily Star)
To us, a wine shop is a playground. We stop at almost every one we see and always enjoy strolling along the aisles. It's fun to see old friends �� "Look, they have a Bully Hill" �� and even more fun to see labels that are new to us.

California's Wine Producers Brace for More Rain After Floods (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- California's Napa and Sonoma counties, where most of the state's wine producers are located, braced for more rain today after four days of downpours and flooding that caused at least $30 million in damages.