Why Personalized Wine Is the Father’s Day Gift Dad Actually Wants
Be honest. How many ties does your dad actually need? Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 21st, and if you’re...
Marsala Isn’t Just for Cooking
Marsala, the fortified wine from Sicily’s western tip, is known for its rich, nutty and slightly sweet flavor. It is...
Do You Know the Way to Viognier?
This article is dedicated to Viognier (pronounced Vee-on-yay), an aromatic white grape (and wine) that originally comes from the Rhone...
Minerality in Wine
WineEnthusiast provides associates these words with minerality in wine: gunflint, wet stone, chalk and asphalt. Is it an aroma, a...
Developing Your Wine Sniffing Skills
Of the five senses, smell is the most acute. It is approximately 1,000 times more sensitive than the sense of...
Are You Ready for an In-Home or In-Office Wine Tasting?
Looking for a great way to spend time with friends, colleagues or family members? How about a wine tasting where...
The History of Two Buck Chuck
Let’s start with a sad story. Two Buck Chuck, Trader Joe’s famous wine, is heading to auction. The family patriarch...
Pairing Wine with Cinco de Mayo
When you think Cinco de Mayo, you think margaritas. Right? Right. But what if you have a hankering for wine?...
Wine Myths Debunked
That’s a heavy bottle. It must be a good wine. Sweet wine is for amateurs. Ready to debunk some wine...
Blended Wines vs. Varietal Wines
In my “Wine Naming and Labeling” article, I talked about how people’s knowledge of wine grape names (e.g., Pinot Noir...