Category: Facts About Wine

Almost all the wine we drink is made from various varieties of Vitis vinifera, a grape native to the Mediterranean and Central Asia. There are more than 10,000 varieties of this genus of grape. Continue reading →

While most countries produce a variety of wines, they also have a signature export wine and grape variety. The University of Adelaide in Australia tracks this and presents the signature variety for the top 25 wine-producing countries. Continue reading →

Deep gold color; caramel, almond on the nose; caramel, honey, raisin, fig, Meyer lemon on the palate. Continue reading →

As it did to virtually every aspect of life, Covid-19 upended the wine world. But not in some of the ways you might think. Bullet points: Continue reading →

When people speak of red wine blends, Bordeaux invariably is in the conversation. Here is a quick primer on the region and its blends. Continue reading →

There are many things right in the wine world. Historic quality and availability, increasing embrace of environmentally responsible farming and winemaking, to name some of the most important. Continue reading →

American white oak is unique to the United States, essential to bourbon production, important in wine production, and threatened. Continue reading →

Perhaps you encountered the recent Cassandrian caterwauling of Neo-Prohibitionists about wine. Wine is loaded with sugar and calories and certain to cause health problems! Continue reading →

If you drink red wine, inevitably you spill some of it. On your clothes. On your tablecloth. On your carpet. Continue reading →

Grape growing and winemaking are really big businesses in the United States. Some interesting facts: Continue reading →