Category: Varietals and Wine Styles

Last week, I had the pleasure to taste Italian wine at Vin Vino Wine in Palo Alto, California. This wonderful wine bar features different flights

I’ve long been a fan of V. Sattui’s Maderia. The other day, I realized that I had never tried another Madeira. So, I went to

Last week, I talked about rainy-day wines. Well, it’s still raining this week. So, I’m going to talk about my all-time favorite rainy-day wine: Port.

I’ve been a wine enthusiast for most of my life. But there are so many wines I’ve never heard of.  I’ll share some of them

A new day, a new wine to try. Yesterday, I got to try Petite Arvine at my favorite wine shop, Half Moon Bay Wine &

At my tailgate party yesterday (Go Bears!), I got to try Nerello Mascalese, a Sicilian grape. I had never heard of it, and I loved

Many of us have heard of Mourvèdre, the deeply bold, smoky red wine found in abundance in Central Spain (where it’s known as Montrasell) and

For a number of years, I’ve seen Ruby Cabernet as one of the grapes in some of WineShop At Home’s red blends. I’ve always thought