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 ...

Many affordable wines taste just as good as their expensive counterparts, especially when you're drinking casually or with ...

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 occurred to me recently that while Reverse Wine Snob is meant to be friendly enough that someone who knows nothing about ...

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 ...

Before I start, I want to make one thing very clear. I am not a wine expert, I am a wine enthusiast. So if you’re looking for legitimate information or “facts” about wine, you should probably go ...

In the United States, it’s estimated that 366 million glasses of wine are consumed during the holiday season, which runs through Jan. 1. According to some estimates, Americans drink double their ...

Petite Sirah is often confused with Syrah — but they are not the same grape. And there’s nothing “petite” about this grape in the glass. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; ...

Just how does grape juice become wine anyway? In today's edition of Ask The Expert we examine the core process behind the ...