It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it became nearly synonymous with "white wine" in the U.S. Today, almost every wine-producing region ...

Lisa Liberati of Sweetzer Cellars added that it would help the region “compete with other well-funded wine areas like Paso Robles and Temecula.” Steven Janes, the estate director for Gainey ...