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Michelle Locke
Virtual vines grow on world wide web
David Dain Smith lives in Missouri, but his California winery is just a click away, waiting to spring to life in the dim glow of his computer screen. Smith is making wine through…
Ernest Gallo, who built wine empire, dies at 97
Ernest Gallo, who parlayed 900 and a wine recipe from a public library into the world’s largest winemaking empire, died on March 6 at his home in Modesto. He was 97. ”He passed…
California vintner uses aloe vera to protect grapes
Grapes that get too much sun face the same problems as humans: Tan today, wrinkle tomorrow. Which is why winemaker Aaron Pott, taking a cue from sun-worshippers, started spraying…