You don’t have to be a professional sommelier to discern the nuances and differences in wine, rather just a bit of concentration, an open mind… and an open mouth.

While it might not be a thing to plan which wines to enjoy according to the calendar, many of us do it without even realizing we’re doing exactly that. Think about: At the height of Summer, when it’s super hot—and perhaps even humid, depending on where you live—we literally crave acidity for refreshment, and reach…

Buying wine can be intimidating, especially when you’re not even sure what you’re looking for. Perhaps you enjoyed a glass of something ethereal with friends at a party or at a restaurant, but you can’t find it at your local retailer.

Wherever you live in the US it’s getting warmer, which means it’s time to lighten up our wine choices with delicious choices from Germany and Bordeaux.

In an article published in Wine Spectator in 1999 entitled “Where Are the Women?,” executive editor Thomas Matthews lamented the lack of diversity in practically every facet of the wine industry. Amazingly, 20 years later the answer to his question is: Everywhere.

There was a time, not long ago, when American wine shop owners would tell customers—perhaps in January or February—that it wasn’t quite rosé season yet. “You should come back in the spring,” they’d say, adding (if they were doing their jobs), “but let me show you some lighter reds to tide you over!” Not anymore.…

Visiting a wine region is one of the most magical experiences someone can have. Surrounded by the vines, seeing how the wine is made, tasting the wine right from the barrel, it’s easy to see how someone can be so in love with wine. The beauty of exploring wine regions is that once you leave…

New Year’s Eve is the biggest day of sparkling wine consumption in the world. Individuals drink everything from Champagne to California sparkling wine to Prosecco and more. There are a lot of sparkling wine options available on the market ranging in price from $10 all the way into the hundreds. It can be difficult to…

Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, holidays – there are so many reasons to pop open a bottle of sparkling wine! Sparkling wine is a vast category. There are different regions, grapes, methods of production, producers and labels and it can get overwhelming figuring out what is good and most importantly what is a good value. When it…

Imagine that it is Christmas Day, you are at home, surrounded by family and friends, it is snowing out and a fire is lit. You are about to sit down for dinner and the table is filled with delicious food for everyone to enjoy, but it is time to open up a bottle of wine.…

Eggs benedict The ultimate indulgent brunch dish, smothered in a buttery lemon hollandaise sauce, calls for a bigger, yet still zesty wine to cut through the richness. Look for a White Bordeaux Blend from Pessac-Leognan, where wines are traditionally more full-bodied, but with lovely lemon, lime and grapefruit flavors. Pessac-Leognan’s micro-climate of pine tree forests…

Start with sparkling You don’t have to stray far from Berlin or Bordeaux to find excellent sparkling wines. In fact, Germany consumes more sparkling wine than any other country on earth, which means you’d have a harder time avoiding it! German Sekt or “Deutscher Sekt” (a German sparkling wine solely made from German grapes) has…