Last weekend the temperature on my back deck was 95 degrees, steaks were on the grill, and I craved a thirst-quenching drink that wasn’t that summer cliché, rosé. With charred meat, beer is not the answer, nor is a frozen margarita or tart white. Sticky summer weather...
“It used to be that only a handful of wineries made sparkling wine in the U.S.—namely a handful in California owned by Champagne houses such as Chandon and Roederer. The traditional Champagne process takes a lot of time, equipment, and manpower, meaning the bar to...
Not ten months after firestorms ravaged Northern California wine country, the flames have returned to the region. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, reports that the County Fire started at around 2:00 p.m. on June 30, and as of the...
“Natural wines are usually small-production and usually come with a romantic story of a winemaker who has a deep connection with their biodynamic vineyard, and who plays symphony music to their ferments. On the flip side, we’ve all had one of those natural wines that...
“Beautiful scenery, outstanding wines, a warm welcome from the winemakers themselves: There’s so much to love in Germany’s Mosel Valley, a region largely undiscovered by American travelers.” READ MORE...
“Some wine descriptions make inherent sense, like saying that a rosé has grapefruit notes or that a big California red had jammy qualities. Others are a little more abstract, like when you ask for a bright, clean white at your favorite wine store and the person...
Like gravity, microwaves, and Westworld, red wine is something that most people enjoy, even if they don't really understand it. It's easy to drink red wine (obviously), but -- even if you are embarrassed to admit it -- there's a contingency of wine drinkers who...
If you’ve been paying any attention to social media for the past five years, or have simply dined out, you know that the rosé craze is real. From influencers who have devoted their entire digital careers to the wine, to $207 million in annual sales, you could be...
An extraordinary tasting at Château Margaux at the winery here in Bordeaux France. Spectacular! Shows just how magical a First Growth of 1855 shows it is...
“When owners Will and Danyelle Prouty first opened Division Wines in 2011 on Portland’s Division Street, they did so with the intention of creating a small wine store they believed would add value to their neighborhood. After all, the shop would be a mere 12 blocks...