Category: Recent Columns

Most of us drink a bottle of wine soon after purchase. From an hour after we get home to a couple of days or weeks. Wine storage in such cases basically is unimportant. Continue reading →

“If you could only drink one wine for the rest of your life, what wine would that be?” I get that question often. Continue reading →

In an opinion survey by YouGov, Americans claimed “bottle or label design” was the least important factor in their selection of a wine. Continue reading →

What wines do Americans prefer, how much are they willing to pay for it, and what are their general views about wine? Continue reading →

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 →

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 →