What a wonderful time: summer heat is past; great harvest holidays approach. Time to contemplate one of the greatest and most unusual wines in the world: Madeira, an ideal wine to enjoy at the warm, fuzzy end of a feast or while snuggling in a favorite blanket as the first chills of winter whisper outside. Continue reading
Category: Facts About Wine
Wine state laws
Wine is food, cornerstone of civilization for millennia, central part of religious celebrations from time out of memory, component of diets science asserts help people live longer, happier lives. And a beverage state legislatures feel compelled to mess with because that’s what state legislatures do. Continue reading
Wood and wine
Most people understand vine quality influences wine quality. Less appreciated are the effects of wood quality on wine. Continue reading
Yquem
Most of us will never taste Château d’Yquem, world standard in Sauternes—the unfortified sweet white wine from the Graves region of Bordeaux. Continue reading
Taste-2 of 2
Vlasic was in a pickle. Souring sales forced them to think outside their jar to hold market share. Continue reading
Taste-1 of 2
What tastes good is a really big deal. Continue reading
Odd wine descriptions
Some wine descriptions make sense. Cherry, plum, red fruit, black fruit for red wines. Apple, peach, citrus for whites. Continue reading
Oak in wine
Oak is makeup for wine. Restrained oak enhances beauty. Spread oak with a trowel, palates howl. Continue reading
Amphora wine
Maybe we’ve made this whole wine making thing way too complicated in the 21st century. Continue reading
Champagne name
We live in a “brand is everything” world, and wines definitely are no exception. Continue reading