Growing grapes on Mount Veeder is tough ... that water is often trucked up from the valley floor to hydrate the parched vines. Vineyards need to rise above the 400-foot elevation to make it into this ...

Sauvignon Blanc is historically connected to two French winemaking regions: the Loire Valley and Bordeaux ... in the Sauternes and Barsac appellations, world-renowned botrytized dessert wines.