Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. Back at the dawn of the modern California wine era, 1972, Koerner and Joan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Focusing on spirits, non-alcoholic drinks and wine. As the desire for premium wine started to seep into the American culture in ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rombauer left Medina Spirit behind — and put horse racing’s latest controversy on the back burner. Little-known Rombauer sprung an 11-1 upset to win the Preakness on Saturday, passing ...

Rombauer Chardonnay is more than just wildly popular. It has become a California icon, and its distinctive flavor profile captures the essence of the Golden State: the wine world’s equivalent to a ...

Rombauer won the 146th Preakness at 11-1 odds on Saturday. Trained by Michael McCarthy, who won his first Preakness, Rombauer held off Midnight Bourbon, Medina Spirit and the rest of the pack to claim ...

John and Diane Fradkin's homebred Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer has been retired from racing, the owners announced Jan. 3 in a release. John Fradkin said he hopes to see Rombauer stand at a ...