Category: Facts About Wine

“Natural” wine—next big thing in the avant-garde wine world. What is that all about? Continue reading →

Most of us consider wine to be a civilized drink. Professor John J. Mahoney, PhD asserts wine was “the catalyst that created civilization” in his book Wine: The Source of Civilization. Continue reading →

Sales of table wine in the United States essentially are flat after a sustained boom. The latest figures available show wine sales grew by only .02 percent in 2017. Continue reading →

The world drinks a lot of wine—some 6.5 billion gallons in 2018, according to the Paris-based International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Continue reading →

What is this “Old World” “New World” wine thing? Some cartographic elucidation. Continue reading →

Third week of our fearless exploration of wine flaws, and some good news. Continue reading →

Second week of our trepidatious venture into the Stygian world of wine flaws. Continue reading →

Admit it, you experience a flutter of dread when you open a bottle of wine, especially one not familiar to you or one you’ve held for extended time. Could this wine be, uh, flawed—even spoiled? We investigate this the next three weeks. Continue reading →

Some winsome wine facts to amuse and entertain you over your morning cup of coffee or evening sips of wine: Continue reading →

Sparkling wines should be in your wine repertoire every week, not just holidays or special events. To encourage that, some sparkling wine insights: Continue reading →