11.   For the first several years, as the winery was converted from bulk wine production to premium wine under the Kenwood Vineyards brand, Lee was the general manager.

12.   However, Bedwell warned that Mother Nature could prolong the shortage of premium wine.

13.   In March, he will introduce a new premium wine called Historia, a robust red with long aging in oak.

14.   Jan Stuebing, director of the Australian Wine Bureau, suggested that the wineries Down Under have succeeded by selling more premium wines.

15.   Mondavi said sales of premium wines have continued to grow during the past three decades, even during four recessions.

16.   Now, Los Angeles County is poised to take back its reputation as a maker of premium wine.

17.   On this spring day, the first grape buds were breaking into clusters that in five months or so will be harvested to produce premium wines.

18.   Once mainly producers of cheap wine, Australia is now strongest in premium wines made from grapes like shiraz, cabernet, semillon and chardonnay.

19.   Prices for premium wines have not yet fallen significantly, however, because two subsequent smaller crops postponed a much-anticipated glut of wine in California.

20.   Prices for premium American wines from all regions of the country have gone up steadily, according to Robards.