Wine snobs often use odd terms to describe wines. We’ve all see a parody of the wine snob: an erudite personage, probably fancily dressed, holding the stemware just so and making declarations of ...

Have you ever wondered how people come up with tasting notes on the back of a wine bottle? The ones that read something like, “Full-bodied with aromas of green peppercorn, graphite, dark chocolate and ...

It may sound cliché, but half the fun of drinking wine is learning about what’s in your glass. If we’re being honest, not even a lifetime of studying could lead to mastery of the subject but… that’s ...

Mr. Tchelistcheff poured me a taste of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon and politely said, "My opinion is not important so please tell me what you think of the wine." His message was simple and opened my ...

The first of three scheduled wine-tasting classes took place Monday at Sip Wine Bar, 210 11th St., Suite 2, at Heritage Station in Huntington. “Tasting Basics” is part of Wine 101, which allows people ...

Walking into the tasting room of De Loach Vineyards in Santa Rosa is like stepping back to a simpler age before commercial hype started turning so many wineries into viticultural theme parks. Sure, ...

In Vino Veritas! A local winemaker in Elk Rapids is bringing back-to-basics farming to the Up North vineyard scene by producing biodynamically grown grapes in an optimal soil matrix. And the Northern ...