It's a new year in wine! For many who study wine or work in wine, that means taking a look at what regions, styles, and overall trends are starting to hit the spotlight! A lot of trends for this year have been on the rise in previous years and are now becoming more...

For most of us, vermouth is that dusty bottle in the back of our liquor cabinets, reserved for that one time a year when we decide to try our hands (yet again) at being martini people. Little do we know of the history and artistry that has culminated over centuries to...

Wine’s destiny is to be enjoyed at its best. That might include drinking wine at the recommended temperature or matching it with the right food, but the prerequisite remains: opening the bottle when it reaches its full potential. The vast majority of the wines...

The history of the wine bottle is rooted in innovation, yet today, the growing trend in sustainable packaging leaves many wineries to rethink their strategy. Personally, I’ll always have a personal preference for glass bottles. I love the weight of the bottle in my...

      Why are modern wineries using them and what is their effect on wine?If the merchants and royalty of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt could hop into a time machine and see the resurgence of amphoras today, they would be in awe of these basic vessels...

“Contains Sulfites,” two simple words found on the label of almost every wine bottle sold in the United States (and Australia), but why is that? Sulfites have naturally occurred in wine since the beginning, but the campaign against them is only getting stronger....

Virginia is a hot wine region right now. It’s a top ten region in both consumption and production, and the state is starting to get more respect from winemakers in top regions like California and Oregon. This is a result of the work that Virginia is doing to...

Let’s be real. On the surface, biodynamic wine is a bit of a woo science, where moon cycles determine watering days and cow horns are planted between vineyards to improve the soil. There’s no doubt biodynamic farming is deeply spiritual, but it’s also rooted in...

      Alsace hardly falls in line with the other French wine making regions, from the grape varieties planted, to the styles of wine produced, down to the bottles used. Considering its location, Alsace falls on the northeastern part of France on the...