Have you ever wondered how people come up with tasting notes on the back of a wine bottle? The ones that read something like, “Full-bodied with aromas of green peppercorn, graphite, dark chocolate and ...

It occurred to me recently that while Reverse Wine Snob is meant to be friendly enough that someone who knows nothing about ...

Wine snobs often use odd terms to describe wines. We’ve all see a parody of the wine snob: an erudite personage, probably fancily dressed, holding the stemware just so and making declarations of ...

Holiday parties are here, and in many cases, that means it’s time to buy some wine for a get-together. But what if the huge number of wines on the market makes your head spin before you even leave the ...

“We also have a barbera and a Gigondas,” said the server, as she stood next to the table, offering my friend the full roster of available red wines by the glass. The curse of the American wine drinker ...

Red wine has had its ups and downs. In this day and age of questioning consumption of alcohol, how does red wine stack up?