"It would take quite the visionary to successfully pull off creating a brand new wine region, especially out of the extreme desert of Patagonia. Such visionary is Julio Viola, a lover of the land here, who conducted significant research on the soil, climate and other...
Take a Mid-Winter Wine Break in California’s Lake County Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino -- and usually in that order -- are the spots everyone picks first for a wine country getaway. Yet not much further off and a whole lot less busy sits Lake County. This relatively...
Over the last several decades Oregon’s Willamette Valley has earned a well-deserved reputation for the quality of its Pinot Noir. A development that has seen explosive growth in the industry and a broad array of winemakers, from California to Burgundy, establish a...
A new year brings new trends — even when it comes to wine. And 2018 has plenty to offer for the oenophile. Master Sommelier Emily Wines (talk about destiny with that last name), one of 149 professionals in the U.S. with the prestigious title, shared some insight on...
Halfway through a plank pose, as your arms are jiggling and you've lost all willpower to keep your stomach sucked in, there's no better motivation to stick it out just a little longer than knowing there will be not one, not two, but six glasses of wine waiting for you...
For better or worse, I’ve always been a white wine drinker. It’s what my mom keeps in the house — Kendall-Jackson chardonnay, to be specific — and taste, like behavior, is often learned. I’m a firm believer that wine drunk is the best drunk and that even a single...
"The inspiration came to find ancient vineyards in Río Negro. Italian Countess, Noemía Marone Cinzano, and Danish Winemaker Hans Vinding-Diers were on a scouting mission in Río Negro when they discovered old-vine Malbec vineyards planted in 1932. The vines were...
Is changing something from the past really new? That would merely be the same old same old, now regurgitated. No wonder resolutions are often fallen by the wayside and forgotten boredom! And, is there really something to “resolve?” New would really be unrelated to the...
“Lavinea produces four Pinot Noirs from four different sites. Allowing the vintage to determine both the vineyard management technique and the winemaking practice is a philosophy she applies uniformly to all four Pinot Noirs. For example, Meunier choses 100%...
A friend graciously brings a bottle of champagne or wine to your New Year's eve party. The problem? It's warm. Your internal Veruca Salt is screaming, "I want my wine — and I want it now!" Don't panic — or stash the bottle in the freezer for the next 45 minutes. We've...