The good brothers needed altar wine and a source of reliable drink. Wells and stored water had a habit of becoming contaminated. Whether by choice or necessity, they used a grape variety now known as Mission...

While the city of Santa Barbara, Calif., is gaining widespread recognition for its relatively new "urban wine trail"--as you'll read about tomorrow here on VinesseTODAY--Grapevine has been attracting visitors to its downtown winery tasting rooms and wine bars for years...

Just follow your nose, as the aroma of fresh garlic is unavoidable.

Gilroy bills itself as the garlic capital of the world, and each summer, all-things-garlic are celebrated during the Gilroy Garlic Festival...

How about central Spain?

If so, chances are you"ve consumed an "organic" wine--perhaps without even knowing it...

In 1931, Gaetano Vella, known to friends as Tom, developed a wonderful Dry Monterey Jack cheese, which was marketed as a Parmesan substitute. His Vella Cheese Co. was located in the northern California town of Sonoma.

Vella's son, Ignazio (better known as Ig), not only took over the family business during the 1980s, he took it to a whole new level...

After close examination of the new guide to healthful eating, we were struck by the absence of two life-sustaining food groups: wine and chocolate.

Fortunately, the Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau in California has come up with a culinary program to address this obvious oversight.

Like most of the new millennium resorts in Vegas, The Cosmo (as the locals are calling it) is huge. So huge, in fact, that it's home to 13 restaurants, several of which are under the direction of world-famous chefs and/or restaurateurs.

What's that? You say you didn't know there was much of a wine culture in Ohio?

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And this summer, ZD is providing two reasons to visit beyond just the wine-tasting experience.

The group--which consists of Scott Underwood, Patrick Monahan and Jimmy Stafford--recently released a Petite Sirah wine dubbed "Drops of Jupiter."