Category: Facts About Wine

“Bottle shock”: myth or reality? Continue reading →

Madeira may be most famous wine you’ve never tasted. Continue reading →

Shopping for wine can be intimidating. Here are five tips to help you overcome vinophobia. Continue reading →

Cab or merlot—vino version of “Ginger or Mary Ann?” Continue reading →

New World. Old World. What’s with those wine categories? Continue reading →

Week two decoding wine parlance for those fascinated by wine but baffled by its terminology. Continue reading →

Wine is on a roll. More people enjoy it every day, nosing out beer as America’s alcohol drink of choice. Continue reading →

Tannins: love them, hate them, matter of taste. Continue reading →

Long, long ago, when Bob Parker’s day job was lawyering and he could recommend first growth Bordeaux costing $20, corks were taken for granted.
Then Bob became Robert Parker Jr., wine critic demigod. Robert Mondavi figured out you sell more wine if you make labels comprehensible. Baby Boomers entered adulthood with corkscrews in hand. A new world of winemaking exploded in the New World. And the Great Cork Catastrophe commenced. Continue reading →

Researchers recently reported red wine fights cavities, marking the latest in the horde of reasons for enjoying wine.
Alas, there are stains on this rosé picture. Stains. Literally. On your teeth and on your stemware. Relax, we have solutions. Continue reading →