An organic dinner of farm raised ingredients. A table full of jovial guests and local wine. A summer night to appreciate good food and where it comes from.
We've seen quality improvement in wine over the past few decades, resulting in more and better access to better wines, from virtually all regions. A vast, region-wide example of conscious planning to make better wines is "Chianti 2000."
There were certainly things that I expected to see and experience while traveling in Portugal ---- seafood, beaches, old churches -- but, for every expectation fulfilled, a surprise cropped up.
What makes a perfect food and wine pairing? Turns out, there are six common flavor fundamentals anyone can learn that provide the basis to matching food and wine.
Marco Caprai has helped lead the Montefalco region to an international following for wines that were once thought of as local with little international interest.
To satisfy all you masochists out there, here we go: the bucket list of wines in the world that you can't afford!
Decanters may seem like superfluous (not to mention pricey) wine accessories that are more about pomp and ceremony than actual utility, but decanters do, in fact, serve a technical purpose that can alter a wine considerably and make your wine drinking experience more enjoyable.
Greece once dominated the world of wine. Aspects of wine enjoyment we take for granted today -- e.g., focused tastings, sommeliers, glasses designed for particular types of wine -- all developed originally in ancient Greece.
There's nothing wrong with starting on White Zin and inexpensive German wines.
Our tea-partying ancestors knew a good tax break when they saw one, so America's early love affair with one of the world's great wines was born.
I've been known to transform last night's seemingly dissonant dinner ingredients into tomorrow's lunch masterpiece. But when it comes to wine, leftovers are an entirely different issue.
Not ready to stir from relaxation mode, we went back to our treehouse for an extra soak in the outdoor bathtub.
Now, as an adult who is deeply interested in wine, especially Pinot Noirs, I find it ironic that one of my best-remembered historical facts connects to one of my favorite wine-growing areas -- the Willamette Valley.
So here's a list that is commonly referred to as a countdown of wine consumption among countries, which is patently false since this is actually based on wine purchased rather than consumed, just another reason to take these surveys with a grain of salt.
I was in Montreal recently with a few oenophilic friends for a wine bar crawl. Didn't you know? Montreal is kind of a wine lover's paradise.
Break with tradition to throw the kind of party that your soon-to-be-wed will really love -- be it a refined tea party or an all-out bacchanalia.
Hearing so many women's stories has helped me put my own drinking in perspective and develop a healthier relationship with alcohol.