Hot days, cold nights—lodestone of quality wine. Continue reading “Temperature”
Category: Recent Columns
Making rosé
The assertion rosé wine is only for summer sipping is despicable canard, but the belief is widely held and with Mother’s Day in four days and summer coming, we visit the four ways to create rosé. Continue reading “Making rosé”
Wine shop errors
Shopping for wine should be joy, but for some it is angst. Anti-angst strategies: Continue reading “Wine shop errors”
Sweetness
Wine label and wine experts contend this is dry wine, but it tastes sweet to me. What is going on? Continue reading “Sweetness”
Texas wine
Even to flamboyantly braggadocian Texans, ascendancy of the Texas wine industry is a surprise. Continue reading “Texas wine”
When to drink
With a special bottle of wine, there is ample opportunity for angst about when to open it. Continue reading “When to drink”
Wine myths
Exploding some of wine’s most flagrant myths: Continue reading “Wine myths”
Wine terms
More exploration of wine terms: Continue reading “Wine terms”
Winemaking toil
Many people think wine making is beautiful and glamorous, and it is. And it isn’t. Continue reading “Winemaking toil”
Wine glasses
Wine snobs can be a pain in the glass. Don’t go there. For starters, what you may think is wineglass wisdom may not be. Continue reading “Wine glasses”