Category: Facts About Wine

Wine has five components that determine taste and quality: alcohol, acid, tannin, sweetness/dryness, fruitiness. Last weeks alcohol and acid; this week tannin. Continue reading →

Wine has five components that determine taste and quality: alcohol, acid, tannin, sweetness/dryness, and fruitiness Continue reading →

Wine has five components that determine taste and quality: alcohol, acid, tannin, sweetness/dryness, fruitiness. Know these and you can hang with wine snobs (if that’s your thing). More important, you can enhance your enjoyment of wine. Continue reading →

Buying wine: intimidating. So many choices and prices. We hunker in our wine foxhole, timidly buy familiar bottles. Continue reading →

Fred Franzia drives fellow winemakers crazy mad. At the same time, he makes wine drinkers who value value wines crazy happy. Continue reading →

Which countries plant most acres of grapevines, produce the most wine, and harvest the most grapes? Prepare for surprises. Continue reading →

Old wine seller maxim: “Best vintage is the one you have to sell.” Continue reading →

Grapes are an agricultural product—world’s most planted fruit crop. As every farmer and backyard gardener knows, weather affects quality. Continue reading →

Wedding season—Champagne 101 time. Continue reading →

Wine experts say Americans serve white wines too cold and red wines too hot. Continue reading →