SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor calls for closure of all bars and wineries, home isolation of everyone 65 and older.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice wants to expand West Virginia's winemaking industry.

The Republican governor on Wednesday said he's asking officials in the state's commerce and...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin might be best known for its beer offerings, but the state's wineries are drawing tourists from across the Upper Midwest.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia winery plans to double its yearly production thanks in part to a state grant.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday that New Kent Winery plans to buy an extra...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — More than 50 food producers, wineries and agricultural groups will showcase their Illinois-made products at the Illinois Products Expo this weekend.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Small wineries in Indiana are lobbying for the chance to sell their products direct to retailers and restaurants after the number of wine wholesalers in the state plummeted...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Joined by soil and climate, a portion of Fluvanna County has been added to the official Monticello grape-growing region and has pulled in two county vineyards and wineries along with it.

The Monticello American Viticultural Area is expanding its 1,320 square miles with 166 square miles of Fluvanna County. That includes the Cunningham Creek Winery at Middle Fork Farm, near Palmyra, and Thistle Gate Vineyard, near Scottsville.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Nearly all of Oregon's Congressional delegation has sent a letter asking federal officials to investigate whether a California wine producer is falsely labeling wines as an Oregon coast pinot noir.

The letter signed by both of Oregon's U.S. senators and four of its five U.S. representatives asks the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to investigate.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — The winners of the 33rd New York Wine Classic have been announced, with the annual event's most esteemed award going to a white wine produced by a Finger Lakes winery.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the winners Wednesday, the final day of the three-day event held at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel on the southern end of Seneca Lake.

The Governor's Cup, the top award given at the Classic, went to a 2017 Gewürztraminer from Keuka Spring Vineyards in Penn Yan in Yates County.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana has a new wine trail for wine lovers interested in exploring some of the state's numerous wineries.

The Indiana Grown program that's run by the State Department of Agriculture has unveiled the new trail featuring 30 locations set amid rolling hills, scenic towns and cities across the state.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Visitors to Vermont can now take a culinary route through the Champlain Valley by visiting food producers, restaurants, farms, breweries and wineries on the state's new tasting trail.

Officials say the Lake Champlain Tasting Trail is part of a larger effort to develop an international culinary trail in Vermont, New York, Ontario and Quebec that would focus on farm and food experiences.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — An event in New Hampshire is gathering the best restaurants, wineries, distilleries and local producers from the Granite State under one roof.

The 17th annual party Thursday evening celebrates the winners of an online poll organized by New Hampshire Magazine that honors some of the state's best businesses. Over 210 businesses were selected as this year's winners based on more than 15,000 votes.

SOUTHOLD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island town is looking to prohibit the proliferation of food trucks on a section of the area's winery trail.

Southold has issued a warning to local wineries about the growing presence of food trucks on their properties. Newsday reports the town has already started issuing citations, noting the sale of food by the trucks is prohibited by the current code.

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio agriculture director has honored the state's top wines as evaluated by a panel of judges in an annual event.

Agriculture Director David Daniels announced the Director's Choice recipients last week at a Statehouse event for retailers, distributors, restaurateurs and winery owners. The judges evaluated nearly 20 wines.

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — The Columbia River Gorge is a marvel of nature known for spectacular waterfalls, scenery and hiking. But it's also famous in the world of wine.

The region's geology has given rise to a wine industry that's growing in both number and reputation, with more than 40 wineries within a 40-mile (60-kilometer) stretch. In 2004, the Columbia Gorge was designated an American Viticultural Area, a wine grape region distinguished by geographic features.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Minnesota wineries over a law that restricts the source of grapes they can use.

Alexis Bailly Vineyard and Next Chapter Winery are farm wineries, meaning they can sell their products to wholesalers, retailers and directly to consumers as long as 51 percent of the grapes or grape juices come from Minnesota.

The wineries claimed that requirement is unconstitutional and hurts their business. They plan to appeal.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Like many entrepreneurs, Robert Schulten said expanding his Asylum Distillery business has always been part of his plans.

It's been two years since the Fairfield resident opened his distillery at in Bridgeport, and his most recent plans include opening a second facility among the growing restaurant scene in downtown Bridgeport, introducing a speakeasy-style establishment where customers could enjoy a few in-house drinks, much like a brewery or winery.

ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Wine lovers, listen up: There's a little-known gem just south of the border called Valle de Guadalupe.

It's a bit dustier and rougher around the edges than California's prized Napa Valley, but Baja's wine country offers a relaxed, unpretentious, budget-friendly experience clustered along a main highway in this region of Mexico known as the Ruta del Vino.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Wine makers and residents from New York's Finger Lakes region on Tuesday urged Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration to reject calls for a massive trash incinerator between Seneca and Cayuga lakes.

The facility would generate energy by burning thousands of tons of trash each day at the site of the former Seneca Army Depot in the town of Romulus. The project must be approved by the state before it can move forward.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians would be able to purchase alcohol at restaurants and wineries on Sunday mornings under a proposal approved Tuesday by state senators.

The Senate voted 38-18 in favor of allowing on-premise consumption to begin at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

Off-premise sales, such as those at supermarkets, would remain illegal until 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.

If the bill passes the House, earlier sales would have to be approved in referendums on the local level.

ATLANTA (AP) — Retail stores are no longer included in a proposal to allow Georgians to purchase alcohol on Sunday mornings.

By a non-unanimous vote, the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee on Tuesday backed an amended bill that would allow for on-premise consumption at restaurants and wineries to begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Off-premise sales, such as those at supermarkets, would remain illegal until 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Blending the old frontier with the new-age West, several local people are saddling up — or hitching up — to give folks a different way to sip wine.

Certainly, there are a number of ways to visit area wineries, including driving cars or riding in limousines.

And some trips don't require motors, such as those people who bicycle or hike.

Then there are the throwbacks to the days of horse and buggies — or just horseback.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A winemaking expert says Ohio needs more vines to continue its growth as one of the country's biggest wine producers.

Todd Steiner directs the winemaking program in Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. He says it's important to ensure there's enough fruit for the state's many wineries.

Steiner says tough winters are hard on vineyards, especially since newly planted vines take at least four years to produce grapes.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A celebrated Oregon winemaker who helped found several well-known wineries died in her isolated cabin in southern Oregon, a newspaper reported Thursday.

Patricia Green, 62, may have fallen while alone at the cabin in Roseburg, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported . She died on Monday.

Green co-owned the Willamette Valley winery Patricia Green Cellars in Newberg.