Category: Facts About Wine

Collectible wine. Nice to dream about, unlikely to be acquired. You probably are not going to spend more on a bottle of wine than on your daughter’s wedding. Continue reading →

Many factors go into wine cost. The odious three-tier system (wine producer–wholesaler–retailer) does its price-inflating thing, but so do multiple decisions that influence your wine experience. Continue reading →

Wine professionals split aromas and flavors into three different categories: primary, secondary, tertiary. What do those terms mean? Continue reading →

Rosé sales are rising—more than 50 percent in 2017, and 2018 was just as hot. If you have not risen to rosé yet, odds are good you will. Continue reading →

“Natural” wine—next big thing in the avant-garde wine world. What is that all about? Continue reading →

Most of us consider wine to be a civilized drink. Professor John J. Mahoney, PhD asserts wine was “the catalyst that created civilization” in his book Wine: The Source of Civilization. Continue reading →

Sales of table wine in the United States essentially are flat after a sustained boom. The latest figures available show wine sales grew by only .02 percent in 2017. Continue reading →

The world drinks a lot of wine—some 6.5 billion gallons in 2018, according to the Paris-based International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Continue reading →

What is this “Old World” “New World” wine thing? Some cartographic elucidation. Continue reading →

Third week of our fearless exploration of wine flaws, and some good news. Continue reading →