Category: Facts About Wine

The world has a glut of wine. In some ways, a good thing for wine buyers. With supply up and demand down, wine makers have to make sacrifices to move their product. The old seller’s adage applies: “I would rather have 50% of something than 100% of nothing.” Continue reading →

This is the final episode of our adventure into the world of wine descriptors. Continue reading →

Continuing our adventure in the world of wine descriptors. Continue reading →

Deep ruby-garnet color; black plum, dark cherry, blackberry jam, raspberry, raisin, chocolate, oak on the nose and palate Continue reading →

In our continuing investigation into the world of wine descriptors, we move to common terms. Continue reading →

In our investigation of wine descriptors, we continue our plunge into wine’s weird words. Continue reading →

Continuing our investigation of wine descriptors. Last week we noted wine shares the same molecules as familiar, pleasant tastes and smells. But what about all those weird descriptors? Continue reading →

Using words to describe wine is fraught with peril and leaves wine writers exposed to ridicule. Adapting a line from Martin Mull: writing about wine is like dancing about architecture. And we do it anyway. Continue reading →

Grapes remain the highest value fruit crop in the U.S.—estimated at $7 billion. There are a million acres of grape-bearing land in the U.S.—wine grapes, table grapes, and raisin grapes. Continue reading →

For Christians, the coming days are a transition from the promise of Christmas to the time of fulfillment of Easter. Continue reading →