How do you make a small fortune in the wine business? Start with a large fortune and buy a winery.

As one California winemaker said, "We release no wine before the bank tells us that its ready."

Pinot noir is the ultimate wine to have at the table. It's a white wine masquerading as red...[while] chardonnay is a red masquerading as a white.

Here’s my prediction: Ninety percent of what everyone will drink will be red wine, and one of the biggest markets will be China.