Shopping for wine can be intimidating. Here are five tips to help you overcome vinophobia. Continue reading “Wine shopping tips”
Category: Recent Columns
Cab-merlot
Cab or merlot—vino version of “Ginger or Mary Ann?”
Cabernet sauvignon and merlot are America’s most popular red wines. Each has its own set of characteristics. Differences not only fuel debate about which is best, differences complement each other—which is why Bordeaux blends (usually with help from other grapes, especially cabernet franc) rank among the world’s greatest wines. Continue reading “Cab-merlot”
New-Old World
New World. Old World. What’s with those wine categories?
Any description must be broad, but terms can be explained with that caveat accepted. Continue reading “New-Old World”
Wine lingo TWO
Week two decoding wine parlance for those fascinated by wine but baffled by its terminology. Continue reading “Wine lingo TWO”
Wine lingo ONE
Wine is on a roll. More people enjoy it every day, nosing out beer as America’s alcohol drink of choice. Continue reading “Wine lingo ONE”
Gen Y and wine
Like zombies in The Living Dead genre, Generation Y lurches forward inexorably, upending the wine world.
Generation Y (people born between 1980 and 2000) drink alcohol more than any generation in history—and part of that cohort is not yet even old enough to legally drink.
Game changer: surveys show Gen Y’s prefer wine over other alcoholic drinks. Continue reading “Gen Y and wine”
Wine theft
When something is worth a lot of money, thieves notice and do what thieves do.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is pinot noir made in the Côte-d’Or (Golden Slope) region of Burgundy, France. Average price of a 750 ml bottle of their best offering, if you can get on the buy list, is between $12,000 and $15,000. It is the most expensive wine in the world. Continue reading “Wine theft”
Valentine wine
Valentine’s Day. Dedicated to the one(s) you love.
Official color: red. Lingua franca: chocolate. Zeitgeist: romance.
Does wine have place in all this? Of course—this is a wine column. Continue reading “Valentine wine”
Super Bowl
Four days until America’s biggest unofficial national holiday.
If you host a Super Bowl party, you face super challenges in choosing the right food and drink to bowl over your friends. Continue reading “Super Bowl”
Wine myths
Wine fallacies: Continue reading “Wine myths”