Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...

But the two linchpins of the area — Ridge Vineyards and Mount Eden Vineyards — have made world-renowned versions here for more than 50 years. Their work established the model for California ...

He passed yet another “closed” sign. And kept going. “I knew of the reputation of Mount Eden Vineyards, but … I had never even tried the wines,” says Chin, who grew up in Concord.

Leena Tailor One of the most visited maunga (mountains) in Auckland is Mount Eden/Maungawhau. This dormant volcano, which is completely covered with grass, offers 360-degree views of Auckland ...