Category: Facts About Wine

Snobbery is pernicious peril for wine drinkers. Continue reading →

Turns out we primates have enjoyed wine for a long, long time, and some of us have been able to enjoy more of it than others. Continue reading →

Who does not rejoice in a good bottle of wine selling for under $12? Continue reading →

What’s with this “blackcurrant” thing often associated with tasting notes about cabernet sauvignon? Continue reading →

Wine is among most complex liquids we enjoy, competing with coffee. Continue reading →

Beer continues to be bashed in polls about what Americans drink. Continue reading →

Beer continues to be bashed in polls about what Americans drink. Continue reading →

Spring! Buds break in vineyards. Last lashings of winter are well in the rear-view mirror. Birds sing happily in leafing trees. All is good. Continue reading →

Wine color tells how wine was made and may tell wine’s age and its quality. Continue reading →

Wine has no fat—sans, trans, or otherwise. Alas, it does have calories. Continue reading →