It made wine tasting and going to Wine Country a great adventure.

Those outside the industry often do not realize the capital intensity of the wine and grape sector. As the vast majority of holdings are private, often family businesses, the main source of investment capital continues to be private resources, with support from the commercial banking industry.

California as a place and California wines as an experience strongly resonate with the American consumer. We need to leverage the unique regions, creativity, ingenuity and break-the-rules approach to life that epitomizes our industry and link it to our wines.

Vineyards ... are bearing their fruit ... so there are some wonderful wine tours.

The thinly sliced chicken breast was tender and juicy and the wine sauce was loaded with mushrooms.

We have added several new departments to the Country Store. We have added a fresh meat counter, wine department, prepared foods section, Seattle's Best Coffee and an expanded gourmet foods section. We are very excited about all of the new changes.