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On a Saturday evening in late July, the smell of cannabis perfumed the air of a sprawling Rohnert Park office park. A small fleet of German luxury vehicles and at least one Aston Martin filled the parking lot, while a professional photographer stood stationed on a green carpet outside a...

While many are wondering how recreational marijuana use will affect the wine industry, one company says both can peacefully coexist ... in the same bottle. A California winery has created a wine that gives drinkers a buzz, but reportedly has no hangover. How? By infusing the wine with...

Who doesn't love a nice glass of wine, or two, or three... It can be a slippery slope when dealing with vino and then all of a sudden you end up with the worst hangover ever. Well, not anymore because Rebel Coast Winery has just rolled out world's first alcohol-free, cannabis-infused Sauvignon...

The wine was pale garnet, with notes of smoke and blackberry giving way to a lingering, slightly tart, finish. One sip sent my head spinning. But then this particular vintage was more potent than your usual Californian red. The Grenache, from Know Label wines in Arroyo Grande on the central...

On a warm summer evening at a vineyard in Sonoma, California, a group of well-heeled guests gathered at a local Sonoma vineyard sipping rose, feasting on food... and smoking cannabis. The event was hosted by marijuana entrepreneurs looking to build bridges with longtime winemakers. "I...

When Tom Rodrigues looks out the window at his Yorkville winery, he can see two worlds collide. Some of the most coveted wines in the United States emerge from the vineyards of California's North Coast. But in the hills overlooking his Mendocino County winery, and just to the north in...

In the epicurean world, Northern California is famous for two intoxicants — wine and weed. With recreational marijuana about to be legal in the Golden State, some cannabis entrepreneurs are looking to the wine industry as a model. On the elegant terrace of a winery overlooking the...

Oregon's legalization of recreational pot two years ago is creating room for the wine industry to branch out in the southern part of the state. The fertile region borders California's so-called Emerald Triangle, a well-known nirvana for outdoor weed cultivation. Recreational marijuana...

During a trip to the Netherlands in the mid-'90s, Binghamton resident James Castetter met a Dutchman in a cafe who talked about hemp-infused wine that he created. Interested in the idea, Castetter reproduced the same beverage when he came back home and sold it. Later, new laws would prohibit...

Philip Wolf was sipping wine at a vineyard in Barcelona when the idea struck him: If people can drink and eat in good company, why can't they get high? In February 2014, one month after Colorado fully legalized marijuana, Wolf launched his company Cultivating Spirits, which hosts marijuana...

The wine industry's necessary distaste when it comes to weeds is valid. Weeds wreak havoc in the vineyard: steal water, invite insects, etc. But harvesting weeds to make a profit must be every farmer's secret dream. Now that dream seems possible. The Wine Industry Network (WIN), in...

A crowd of more than 200 people representing both the wine and cannabis industries turned out Thursday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to listen to a discussion on possible business collaborations between the two, once marijuana is legalized for recreational use in California. The message...

After Abe Stevens opened Humboldt County's first commercial distillery in 2012, customers began to ask when he was going to put some of the local flavor into his vodka. Four years later, he decided to give it a shot. "A lot of people just really embrace that stereotype of Humboldt being kind...

The thing about traveling frequently in wine country is that you hear rumors, about everything from people and jobs to prices and deals that may or may not pass the smell test. You learn to take them all with a grain of salt. But one of the most persistent murmurs I've heard this year —...

Pot may soon be on restaurant menu as legalization trend continues to spread in US How to set a tone of woodsy chic at a four-course candlelight dinner served under the stars in the Colorado foothills: Live musicians and flowers, check. Award-winning cuisine, check. Beer and wine...

A company called Mary Jane Wines is helping medical marijuana users get the treatment they need in wine form. The company makes small batches of weed-infused wine, though just half a bottle can run you between $120 and $400. Coming in both a Malbec and Chardonnay, this wine is made with...

Steak and red wine, fish and white wine, any food and marijuana. That's generally the less informed opinion on what to pair with what, but over in Colorado (of course) there's a pot sommelier taking things to the next level. His name is Philip Wolf, and his company 'Cultivating Spirits' is...

Wine, Star Wars and cannabis - these are a few of my favorite things. So when I found out there is a movement in Mendocino County, California to create cannabis appellations, not unlike wine appellations, I was naturally drawn to the idea, like a bee to pollen. But, does cannabis express terroir...

In November, voters in as many as 12 states will see a marijuana legalization initiative on their ballots. Marijuana is already legal for recreational use in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Washington, D.C. Another 25 states have legalized medical marijuana, including Hawaii. The era...

Did you know that infusing cannabis into wine has been practiced for thousands of years? Early records from the Han Dynasty in China point to the ganja and grape combo being used to knock out patients before surgery. In the United States, cannabis-infused wine was quietly developed in the 80s...