Sommeliers hold a higher profile right now than they have for a generation--or maybe two. Even while acknowledging that the...
Pairing Wines & Foods? You Don’t Need a Sommelier
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WINE WITH…Spaghetti Pure & Simple
WINE WITH…Spaghetti Pure & Simple I know, I know—pasta preparations aren’t usually categorized as the type of exciting foods...
On Wine Trends and Prices
As Mark Twain once wrote, “Prediction is difficult—particularly when it involves the future.” After reading many recently...
Eight Great Reasons to Take a Wine Study Abroad Trip
From picturesque villages to medieval castles, lazy rivers, tranquil hills, and snow-capped mountains, great wine regions have...
Five Takes on Tuscan Sangiovese
Tuscany is a remarkable wine region. Although most of its red wines are based on the Sangiovese grape — with notable...
Remembering Mike Grgich: The Man Who Put California Wines on the Map
The wine world lost a giant last month. Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, the man who thrust California wine onto the...
Lessons from Judging a Wine Competition
Last week I had the opportunity to sit in as a judge for the Texsom International Wine Awards (TIWA). It was an...
Sidetracks to Great Wine: Ten Top Destinations
Summer travel season is now nearly underway for most people, with the end of school on the horizon, and travel industry experts...
Cheers! Wine-Based Cocktails
While it’s true that nothing beats a glass of good wine as the sun sets and dinner looms, every now and then a pre-dinner...
WINE WITH…Pork and Leek Ravioli
Wine With…Pork and Leek Ravioli Little pockets of tender dough filled with savory meat and leeks and topped with a drizzle of...
An Inside Look at Wine Marketing
Wines of Argentina, Spain, South Africa, Chile, Germany, Alsace… wherever the wine is from, “Wines...
Wine’s Homogenization: A Brief History
Wine today is radically different from wine in the past. Not just the distant past, the wines that the Greeks or Romans or...