Category: Facts About Wine

American white oak is unique to the United States, essential to bourbon production, important in wine production, and threatened. Continue reading →

Perhaps you encountered the recent Cassandrian caterwauling of Neo-Prohibitionists about wine. Wine is loaded with sugar and calories and certain to cause health problems! Continue reading →

If you drink red wine, inevitably you spill some of it. On your clothes. On your tablecloth. On your carpet. Continue reading →

Grape growing and winemaking are really big businesses in the United States. Some interesting facts: Continue reading →

Wines pair with meals. Wines also pair with cooking meals. Continue reading →

You do not have to be a wine cognoscente to know cabernet sauvignon plays well with the salty and fatty flavors of a rich, well-marbled steak. But, what if you want to go beyond that pairing? Continue reading →

Beaujolais is a lovely French region sandwiched between Burgundy and Lyon. Last century, it was known for its kitschy, flash-in-the-pan plonk—Beaujolais nouveau. Today, it is known for being the next big thing in quality wine. Such are vino’s vicissitudes. Continue reading →

Newspaper readers and online followers know of my advocacy of decanting—pouring wine into a vessel to expose it to air to soften tannins and encourage wine to “open up” and become more balanced. Continue reading →

Is wine art? For some, this is a silly question. No. Yet, this has been debated for hundreds of years. Continue reading →

Thing to know about “wine rules”—most people ignore them. Continue reading →