Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in Napa. (Wikimedia)

In Wine Enthusiast, Jim Gordon charts the rise of Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley. “How Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon became “Napa Cab” by the 1990s is a story of agricultural science, winemaking technology, inspired marketing and two events of tremendous luck—one very good and one very, very bad, at least at first.”

The San Francisco Chronicle’s Esther Mobley meets the California man who has the world’s largest collection of canned wines (around 3,000) in his basement.

In Grape Collective, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher check in with Dan Petroski, winemaker and owner of Massican, about some of his new projects.

In Meininger’s, Roger Morris looks at the rise of wineries now making artisanal spirits, too.

In Club Oenologique, David Kermode explains why disgorgement dates and time on lees matter for Champagne.

In Decanter, Shana Clarke reports on the future of Kiona Vineyards, the family-owned and operated winery which founded Washington State’s Red Mountain AVA more than 50 years ago.

Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen have Washington State red wine recommendations in the Robb Report.

In Imbibe Magazine, Shana Clarke explores the recent quest to recover ancestral wine grape varieties in Catalonia.

Anne Krebiehl offers notes on the 2020 and 2021 wines from Alsace in Vinous.