The tiny, high-end Marcassin Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast, known for its superb Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, has dealt itself a blow: “We are passing (probably permanently) on the 2008 Pinot Noirs,” ...

Sonoma County, Calif. — The first time my wife tasted Marcassin Chardonnay, her eyes glowed and she began smiling as if she’d won the lottery -- or signed a big movie deal. I wasn’t writing about wine ...

This white grape takes its name from a village in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy in France. It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it ...

Famed winemaker Turley chooses location near airport for unique needs WINDSOR — Well-known consulting vintner Helen Turley plans to have a home built in Windsor for her own luxury-tier brand Marcassin ...

Arista Winery of Healdsburg has named Matt Courtney as winemaker, starting on Jan. 1, said the McWilliams family, owners of the winery. Courtney most recently worked at Marcassin Wine Co., where he ...

This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...