2014 record-breaking drought, how it affects California wines?
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...
Know your numbers in wines: acres, tons, barrels, bottles and glasses.
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...
The difference between White wine, Rose and Red wine?
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...
Wines get better with age, is that true?
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...
What are wine growing appellations and Terroir?
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...
California Champagne, Is there such thing?
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...
Wine making process, some science but mostly art
Harvest Grapes ripen! a very excited time of the year as everyone gear themselves ready. As excited as everyone can be, on the other hand, the winemakers aren’t exactly jumping up and down. This is a very critical...
