Proceeds were being tallied but Cohn expected the total to be the best to date. In previous years, the benefit festival raised about a half-million dollars, more than $4 million since its inception 23 years ago.
If it's Pinot that drives the Healdsburg winemaker's passions these days, about 20 years ago it was playing the pipes in a San Francisco band with every intention of making a musical career.
Since purchasing the brand in 2004, Trinchero Family Estates has grown Menage a Trois from under 25,000 cases to well over one million cases, with Menage a Trois Red becoming the number one selling red wine in the country.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, is New York Farm Day in the U.S. Senate where New York's status as a major farm state and agriculture's role in its economy will be spotlighted for key Congressional lawmakers.
The provincial government needs to step in and change the rules to help struggling Niagara grape growers cope with a massive oversupply of fruit, says a Liberal member of provincial parliament.
Cecchetti Racke announces the launch of Espiritu de Argentina in the U.S., the second brand from South America in partnership with Espiritu de Chile Ltd.