Fun Wine Tastings in Your Home

If you’re into wine, you probably also have friends who are into wine. And if you and your friends are...

Hosting a Wine Tasting

As an independent wine consultant with WineShop At Home, I host “edutaining” wine tastings in people’s homes and offices. Here...

Count Karolyi Grüner Veltliner

Exploring Grüner Veltliner, Austria’s Favorite Grape

Grüner Veltliner (pronounced grooh-ner VELT-leehn-er) is a white grape best known in Austria and to a lesser extent throughout Eastern...

Maceration

Maceration: The Slow Soak That Shapes Every Red Wine You Love

Pour yourself a glass of red and look at it for a second before you drink it. That deep garnet...

So What Exactly Is Regenerative Viticulture?

What if the secret to a better glass of wine started not with the grape, but with what’s living beneath...

Portugal - courtesy of The Wine Society

Discovering the Wines of Portugal

Portugal may be a small country, but its wine world is enormous. With over 250 native grape varieties and nearly...

Personalized Wine from WineShop At Home

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...

Aged Marsalas

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...

Viognier

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 - from WSJ

Minerality in Wine

WineEnthusiast provides associates these words with minerality in wine: gunflint, wet stone, chalk and asphalt. Is it an aroma, a...