Category: Facts About Wine

Wine sales in the U.S. increased every year for a quarter century, but there is industry concern that the ascendant streak is coming to an end. Not decline, but no more exhilarating year-after-year increases. Continue reading →

Wine typically drinks best at five-to-thirty degrees cooler than you keep your home temperature, and five-to-twenty-five degrees warmer than your home refrigerator. What do you do to get your wine to the proper temperature? Continue reading →

This week, attacking vital concerns of wine drinkers—wax capsules and tannins. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; dark fruits, black cherry, blackcurrant on the nose; cherry, blackcurrant, plum, blackberry, oak on the palate. Continue reading →

Wine bottles are a major source of domestic glass trash, why don’t we recycle them? Continue reading →

• Why don’t wine smells always correspond to wine tastes? Continue reading →

After last week’s introduction, more about wine aging. Continue reading →

Most wines are made for immediate consumption; some wines benefit from bottle aging. What’s the difference? Continue reading →

We are two days away from the longest night of the year, Christmas is six days away, it will be cold for the next two-plus months. Continue reading →

This week: why do wine glasses have stems and other vital issues confronting mankind. Continue reading →