Category: Facts About Wine

If you are reading this column, you survived the holidays. Congratulations. It also means you likely will buy wine during the 362 days remaining in 2018. Continue reading →

How much do you spend on a bottle of wine, and how do you compare with your fellow wine buyers? Here are statistics from recent survey of 340,000 U.S. wine individual buyers: Continue reading →

With upcoming holiday feasts, the likelihood of fancier feasts dramatically increases, including cooking with wine. Tips, notes: Continue reading →

Deep ruby color, almost black; red fruits, sour cherry, vanilla, leather on the nose; sour cherry, red fruit, boysenberry, black plum, cocoa, black pepper on the the palate. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; honeysuckle, lemon, peach, white flowers on the nose; peach, citrus, apricot, white grapefruit on the palate. Continue reading →

When you stroll down the wine walls at your wine or grocery store, it’s easy to think wine is made everywhere. It is not. Continue reading →

Biodynamic viticulture takes organic vineyard farming to a whole new existential level. Continue reading →

What does the term “organic” mean in wine making? Continue reading →

The Paso Robles AVA (American Viticultural Area) wants respect and assiduously works to earn it. Continue reading →

High summer, high time for crisp wines. But what does “crisp” mean in a wine reference? Continue reading →