An estimated 500,000 hobbyists in North America are making wine with purchased grapes, juice, even berries. Some even grow their own. By Eric Asimov Reporting from Geyserville, Calif., and New York.

People plant grapevines in their backyards to get a rural aesthetic or for the love of wine itself, or even just for the science of it all. By Alyson Krueger Craig Lemoine had a concrete slab in his ...

“People have been making wine for thousands of years; it’s not hard to make wine,” says Jimmy Corrado, whose family has run Corrado’s Market in Clifton for over 50 years. That’s heartening to hear ...

This is the latest move from the Iranian judiciary to prevent home winemaking. London -- An Iranian judiciary banned grape juicing at Tehran’s central fruit and vegetable market on Wednesday. Grape ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. You likely already know ...

Glowing on the vine like illuminated pink gumdrops, Koshu grapes are a sight to behold. Native to Japan, where the pale pink clusters have been cultivated in the Yamanashi Prefecture for at least ...

The type of grape you grow depends on your climate and your taste. Are you looking for dessert grapes? Or perhaps you want to experiment with wine making, in which case the variety you choose will ...

A boomlet in making wine and beer at home has been fermenting since the recession took hold. And it's perfectly legal, according to a couple who talked about he trend at last week's Westport Rotary ...