Buried in a tomb in near Xianyang, the ancient capital of the Qin Dynasty, archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old bronze jug that still has rice wine in it. It is one of numerous artifacts found in the tomb at an excavation site of commoners’ graves in China’s...
WHAT’S AN EXPENSIVE wine to you? I asked my husband a few weeks ago. “Anything over $35,” he said—a figure $40 lower than my own threshold. According to Karl Storchman, a professor of economics at New York University and the managing editor of the Journal of Wine...
Amy Poehler deserves a toast. The comedian will direct the comedy “Wine Country” for Netflix, the streaming service announced Tuesday. The movie will feature some fellow “Saturday Night Live” alums, including Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and Rachel Dratch....
Looks like serious steaks being served tonight!!! At Cavas Wine Lodge in Mendoza Argentina. #asado #steaks #foodie #mendoza #argentina #ewr
Follow me, on horseback, to Nieto Senetiner in Mendoza Argentina. The view of the vineyards on horseback is spectacular. The Asado barbecue lunch was extraordinary. Their wines, over the top, unbelievably amazing. Especially their Don Nicanor Barrel Select Malbec....
Every wine has a history; a story of time and place that reflects the primal geologic forces that shaped the landscape where its grapes were grown, the climate that nurtured them and the deft hand of the winemaker than transformed them into wine. Hence, it’s fitting,...
Not long ago, I asked a Sacramento wine merchant what moves millennials to ask for a particular bottle when they wander into his shop. “Podcasts,” he said without a moment’s hesitation. This was new. In the past when I asked merchants why customers sought specific...
Whether or not it's healthy to drink wine depends heavily on how much you're drinking - and, as it turns out, on the type of wine you choose. Most people know that red wine is the healthier option compared to white or sparkling. It's especially healthier than a...
I was at a dinner party recently where the host had graciously pulled out a $100 Napa Valley cabernet, but a $10 bottle of wine stole the show. It talked to us, literally. Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is the first to create "talking wine labels" to stand out from the...
"The year after purchasing the 1932 vineyard, Piero Incisa broke ground the next year (2005) on his brand-new and innovative winery. A winery with the expressed purpose of gently and peacefully moving the grapes through the winery for all parts of the delicate...