A wine bottle’s foil (or faux foil) cap is an almost-anachronism. Continue reading
Category: Facts About Wine
Dirt tasting
We should have known it would come to this. With growing emphasis on organic farming and terroir (vineyard environment, soil, climate), obsessive wine/food afficionados would do dirt tastings. Continue reading
Low end glut
Today, Americans collectively drink more wine than any other nation, an epochal change that began three generations ago. In addition, we are more sophisticated about what we drink. Continue reading
Supermarket wine
Fine wine makers have mixed feelings about supermarket chains selling their wine. Continue reading
Random wine facts
Random wine facts to calm timorous tipplers and furnish factoids to help you impress friends. Continue reading
Acidity
Acidity is vital for vino. Continue reading
Father’s Day
In eighth year of this column, coming up with something new for Father’s Day put me over a barrel trying to roll out something fresh. Continue reading
Snobbery
Snobbery is pernicious peril for wine drinkers. Continue reading
Ancestral wine drinkers
Turns out we primates have enjoyed wine for a long, long time, and some of us have been able to enjoy more of it than others. Continue reading