“Château La Coste has always challenged us to ask for more from wine, life and culture,” said Château La Coste owner Paddy McKillen in a statement. “Our estates are planted to the classic varieties of ...

At a 500-acre vineyard near Aix-en-Provence, a pregnant woman made out of brick and black-­pigmented concrete rose from the ground this spring. She is Mater Earth, a large-scale sculpture by the ...

WHILE WE ARE into fall weather, the grapes from the 2009 harvest from Contra Costa vineyards are securely in wineries waiting for their time to please wine drinkers around the Bay Area. With warm days ...

You’ve heard of Napa, Sonoma and the Santa Cruz Mountains AVAs, the designated wine-growing regions known as American viticultural areas. Now, there’s a new one: a Contra Costa AVA. The territory, ...

Wine is a growing presence in Contra Costa County. The county now has its own winegrowers association, a wine competition and 18 bonded wineries — including some in the unlikeliest places. You may ...