How Time Develops Character
Five tips for a perfect pairing
A Wine by Any Other Name
The pinnacle of Duoro Valley wines
An elevation from plonk to decidedly palatable
Reconsidering an Unsung Varietal
A classic summer white with a medieval heritage
The perfect warm-weather red
What a Difference the Air Makes
Beyond organic, these wines are the purest of the pure
A wine with a soft, fruit-laden profile, nicknamed “little blackbird”
The “King of Reds” can be found in a variety of forms and iterations
Dark-fruited and full-bodied
Think beyond pink
Sunny days and cool nights produce bold styles, rich with fruit
Portugal's signature big bold red
Experienced as an aspect of a wine's texture, causing a drying sensation
Dark-fruited varietals from the true birthplace of the Malbec grape
Premium wines finessed from hand-picked grapes
This ancient “honey wine” is now the fastest growing alcoholic beverage
When worlds and vines collide
Spain's Galician gem
A quest for enhanced flavor and palate-cleansing freshness
Aged vines deliver resplendently rich and boldly intense flavors
The once popular blending grape makes a solo comeback
Cabernet Franc, Nebbiolo and Tannat are all good options
Most are best enjoyed “young"
Same Grape, Different Styles
Could the area be destined for Napa-like notoriety?
Though a popular buzzword just what does it really mean?
The ultimate lighter-styled red
The Superstars of Italian Reds
Adding a little spice to the holidays
Being open to non-grape options
World-Class wine from Spain's Catalonia region
The origins of a different hue of wine
Fruity and fresh, ideal summer sippers
An evolution in wine-making style
South Africa's Heritage Wine
For the lover of quality wines, vintage year — the year during which grapes are grown and harvested and the year printed on a wine label — is of extreme importance. The reason is simple: the same wine produced by the same vineyard and by the same winemaker can vary significantly in quality a…
In the heart of Tuscany, just south of the city of Florence, lie the verdant, rolling hills of the Chianti wine region, where groves of olive and cypress trees flourish in the hot sun alongside fragrant fields of lavender and rosemary, and where, since Etruscan times, farmers have been culti…
Often overlooked, Sherry can compliment a meal from cheese to dessert.
Sparkling wines and Champagne
A look into the Meritage classification of wines
Finding a new appreciation for Riesling
Exploring the depths of Moscato
Exploring the depths of Pinot
After years of taking a back seat to single-varietals, red wine blends are currently experiencing a surge of popularity. Dozens and dozens of lower-priced labels like Apothic Red, Ménage à Trois, and The Prisoner crowd the shelves, all Zinfandel-based blends that are fruity, plush and easy o…
In the northwestern corner of the Italian peninsula, sheltered on three sides by the serrated peaks of the Alps and Apennines, lie the rolling hills and patchwork-quilt valleys of Piedmont, the ancestral home of the king of Italian grapes, Nebbiolo. Here, in the Langhe region, home of the w…
Half a century ago, the soft-skinned, finicky-to-grow Viognier (pronounced "vee-ohn-yay") grape had all but disappeared from its ancestral homeland in France’s northern Rhône Valley, a casualty of the late 19th-century phylloxera pest epidemic that devastated the French wine industry. But si…
Where the wines of this region thrive