Just a little bit more in-depth look into the world of wines to enhance your tasting experience.
Chardonnay may be a single grape, but in Burgundy it becomes a study in nuance, and Chablis is its most austere, clear-eyed expression. Napa Valley, far away across the ocean, tells a very different love story. In Burgundy,...
You can find dozens of not hundreds of different wine labels in your local supermarket, their prices can vary from two-buck chuck to hundreds of dollars per bottle, some specialty store may carry wines that cost over $1000...
To describe tasting, taste and feel of wine To talk about Region & Wine Making
Napa Valley and Opus One No Wine region in the world has experienced such rapid growth than Napa Valley, California. In just a few decades, Napa Valley has gone through a complete transformation from inexpensive jug-wine to world...
It has been 10 years since California has seen another drought this severe. Empty reservoirs and underground water threaten the livelihood of California agriculture; with this rate, the next best commodity to pour your life savings into would...
Before you ask for Wine’s numbers, at least make sure it is old enough. When a vine is planted into the ground, any fruit buds in the first three years will be cut away. This will enable the...
White wine is white or pale, Rose is pink or brick and Red wine is red, purple or opaque in color. Well, other than the obvious differences in color appearance, they are also different in how they were...
As we learned from the previous article that not all wines will get better with age, only a small number of them will. And when someone talks about aging wines, it isn’t 3 or 4 years they’re talking...
Younger wines were more expensive Couple of hundreds of years ago, before the age of glass bottles and corks, lack of technology and understanding of oxidation, wine never had good shelf-life and most were made to be drunk...
Appellation is a specific geographic area designated for wine growing and wine making. Each country has different sets of rules for each of their appellations. Old World countries (Europe) have much stricter rules compared to those from New...
You have to admit that there are so many aspects of wine. From buying it, storing it, enjoying it, pairing it with food, etc… That sometime feels overwhelming and quite possibly taking the joy out of enjoying wine...
The name Champagne has become synonymous with the refreshing bubbly that we all come to love. A celebration wouldn’t be complete without that magical pop followed by delicious taste of very expensive grape juice. The alternative would be...
