PLEASANT VIEW — A local company is seeking to shake up the regional wine scene in the unlikely locale (and harsh climate) of Northern Utah. Purple Sky Winery, located in Pleasant View, is the brainchild of Simon Goe, owner of the Snowville-based brine shrimp egg harvester Ocean Star International. The fledgling operation has wine in tanks right now with the…

For the first time in three decades, Lisa Graul hasn’t been able to sell her coveted Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, which she farms with her husband at their home in Calistoga. Her existing contracts with wineries expired this year and weren’t renewed, so she has slashed her pricing in a desperate attempt to lure in some buyers before harvest’s end —…

Financial filings by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) reveal how much the French family paid to acquire William Fèvre from Domaine Artémis in January. The acquisition of William Fèvre at the beginning of the year marked Barons de Rothschild’s first move into Burgundy, with the lion’s share of its properties located in Bordeaux. Known for its high-end Chablis wines, William Fèvre’s…