Maxim Feed: Tis the season for breezy summer rosés, and Chateau Sainte-Marguerite offers all the poolside easiness of your favorite blush-hued wine, but with added...

Maxim Feed: Drive through Napa Valley’s Southernmost Carneros region, up through Yountville (wave at the French Laundry), and head up to Calistoga, until trees start...

Maxim Feed: Climate change has become more than just a buzzword in the wine world. Heat is pushing winemakers out of plots and up into...

Maxim Feed: Why did we ever stop drinking Zinfandel? Personally, the grape tends to be overly jammy for me, and it’s something I’ve frankly ignored...

Maxim Feed: Bouchaine Vineyards Hyde Chardonnay (Credit: Kate Dingwall) While many Napa Valley Chardonnays are highly extracted and heavily buttered, Bouchaine Vineyards is just the...

Maxim Feed: Ram’s Gate Pinot Noir in the wine’s lush, lavender-filled vineyard. (Credit: Kate Dingwall) When driving out of San Francisco and into wine country,...

Maxim Feed: Though situated in the center of the Livermore Valley, a wonderfully underrated AVA (American Viticultural Area) just outside San Francisco, Las Positas Vineyards...

Maxim Feed: (Credit: Gamble Family Vineyard) While the name of this bottle from Gamble Family Vineyards may tug at your heartstrings, it’s a nod to...

Maxim Feed: There are plenty of Napa tasting rooms that offer similar fare. You sidle up to a tasting bar, get poured a flight, and...

Maxim Feed: (Credit: Vivino) In France’s Northern Rhone Valley, a dash of Viognier is added to Syrah wines for a number of reasons. It stabilizes...

Maxim Feed: The tiny Madiran wine region in southwest France may not be on your radar, but it should be. While small in size and...

Maxim Feed: When it comes to the great wine regions of the world, the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia probably isn’t high on your list....