Category: Facts About Wine

Revolution and evolution in wine in the 17th and 18th centuries set up the sparkling wine world we enjoy today. Christopher Merret’s experiments in secondary fermentation. Dom Pérignon’s vineyard and winemaking improvements. English breakthroughs in glass making. Continue reading →

Pale gold-yellow color; pear, lemon, white peach, grapefruit, crisp apple, brioche, vanilla, butter, almond, white flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Wine has been evolving for at least 8,000 years, and so it goes in the world of sparkling wine. Continue reading →

Summmer-time, and sippin’ rosé is easy… fish are jumpin’… and the cotton is high. Continue reading →

As someone who loves writing and wine, it was a quick and easy call 17 years ago when the local newspaper publisher asked me to write about wine in his publication. Continue reading →

People ask what was the most expensive wine I ever received for review. I think their question reflects curiosity about what wine I get to review and how does expensive wine taste. Continue reading →

Vintage and location are keys to understanding wine in Texas, which now produces the fifth most wine in the United States. Continue reading →

Cava is Spanish sparkling wine made using the traditional method developed in Champagne, right? Continue reading →

The wine industry faces the first headwinds it has faced in half a century. Inevitably things get snippy in the previously collegial competition among makers. Continue reading →

Wine has been a staple of food and culture for 8,000 years. It is not going away. But the wine industry’s exhilarating days of the past 50 years are fading. Let’s explore. Continue reading →