It's surprising even to Napa Valley insiders that there are more than 30 Jewish vintners and winemakers in this small but powerful winemaking community and they've decided it's time to celebrate that fact.

Wal-Mart is experimenting with a program to attract more upscale shoppers in a new store in Plano, Texas, that will feature a sushi bar, high-end electronics, fancy balsamic vinegar and an expanded selection of hundreds of wines, ranging up to $500 per bottle.

FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- Constellation Brands Inc., the world's biggest wine company, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit surged 23 percent, lifted by sharply higher sales of imported beers but offset by a drop in wine sales.

Few wine writers are more respected or widely read than Hugh Johnson, the British author and critic many consider the world's foremost wine writer.

Vintner and owner of Diamond Creek Winery, Al Brounstein, who recently turned 86, and has been battling Parkinson's disease for 20 years, has not lost his quick wit, his quick eye, or his quick smile.

Napa Chamber forms foundation

NV Classic Equestrian Benefit calls it quits

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DALLAS -- Travelers are boarding planes in increasing numbers and are paying more for tickets, boosting revenue at U.S. airlines, but the carriers continue to struggle with jet fuel prices that could be headed even higher.

HOUSTON -- Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling ended lengthy testimony in his federal fraud trial Thursday by denying a new government accusation -- that he may have cheated on his taxes.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will update its trademark computer information system for suppliers to make it easier to use, a senior company official said Thursday.

NEW YORK -- A Queens, N.Y., man has been indicted for his role in an identity-theft scheme that defrauded several financial institutions out of more than $1.5 million, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Thursday.