Category: Facts About Wine

Washing wine glasses is area where hard-wired worries trump best practices. Continue reading →

Wine experts believe 2015 will be a breakout year for fine wines (bottles priced $20 and above), with sales predicted to increase by 14-18 percent. Continue reading →

Continuing exploration of wine tasting descriptors. Continue reading →

Cooking with wine often is misunderstood. Major myths: Continue reading →

Cooking with wine often is misunderstood. Major myths: Continue reading →

In simplistic terms, Old World (European) wine labels feature wine-making place, while New World (not European) wine labels feature wine-making grape. Continue reading →

What is the most-planted grape vine in the United States? Thereby hangs a tale. Continue reading →

What’s with this “old vines” or “ancient vines” fluff on wine labels, especially zinfandel? Continue reading →

Wine tasting descriptors continue. Continue reading →

For wine lovers and wine makers, this is Dickensian “best of times, worst of times.” Continue reading →