Small Italian Wineries Struggle to Crack U.S. Market
San Casciano, Tuscany, Italy - New Jersey native Anthony Finta brings wines from tiny Tuscan estates to eager U.S. consumers.
Wine, Women, and Weight
By now you're heard the news, Alcohol May Help Fight Weight Gain In Women! Any news that promises weight loss is gulped down here in America even faster than we bolt our super-sized Big Mac, fries, and shake combos. But is there anything to it? Let's look behind the curtain, shall we?
A Delicate Balance
With modern fusion cuisine and wines from new regions around the world, the choices – and confusion – are abundant. One new school of thought is that any wine goes with any dish. However, most of us don’t put ketchup on our ice cream for the same reason as we don’t drink a delicate white wine with a hearty meat dish or a powerful red wine with sole – they are mismatched flavors and textures.
Off the Beaten Path in Northeastern Italy: Three Winemakers Discuss the Future
An interview with northeastern Italian winemaker Paolo Vodopivec and his peers Dario Princic and Stanko Radikon about wine, wine production, and the future of natural wine.
A Little Bit of Class in Australian Shiraz
This tasting showed me that Australia does indeed make great wines, and that more people should seek out good bottles from the land down under.
A Passion for (Kiwi) Pinot
New Zealand has picked up the pinot noir ball and run with it. So why is it so exciting?
Uniqueness in a Bottle: Xinomavro
Xinomavro is an indigenous grape variety that grows in Northern Greece and is anything but common. Wines made from this variety lack primary fruit on the nose; instead one finds an intriguing combination of olives and tomatoes. But on the palate, raspberry flavours typically shine through. The colour is often pale and relatively unstable, and can evolve quickly into a tawny colour in the glass. The rim often looks mature even in young wines.
Brazilian Winemakers Take Aim at U.S. Market
Brazil is internationally known for its Carnival, Samba, coffee and soccer, but a special group of Brazilian companies wants Brazil to also be known for a very different product: wine
Brimstone in the Bottle: Sulfur Compounds in Wine
The word "sulfur", in my mind, is inexorably linked back to Mr. Burcik's high school chemistry class
Wining and Dining Through Western Australia
When it comes to Australian wines most people think of densely fruity, spicy Shiraz, or robust, oaky Chardonnay from the country’s well-known wine regions like Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. At the southwest tip of the continent, however, lies the Margaret River region of Western Australia.
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Off the Beaten Path in Northeastern Italy: Three Winemakers Discuss the FutureAt almost two meters in height, with broad shoulders and sturdy hands, Paolo Vodopivec looks well adapted to work the land that is Carso. When I drove through this northeastern Italian region a year ago, I felt tremendous respect for the work he and other local winemakers do in an environment dominated by stone—lots of it—and Bora wind. To survive... [Pour another glass and read on]
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A Little Bit of Class in Australian ShirazThere was a time when I loved Australian Shiraz: that time was 2005, and the wine in question was Yellow Tail. Fortunately... [Pour another glass and read on]
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A Delicate BalanceDinner with wine used to be simple. The rule was white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat. But most of... [Pour another glass and read on]
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1996 Cape Clairault Cabernet Sauvignon, South West AustraliaViolets and a slightly gamey mustiness, as well as the brick-red color, show a wine that aged gracefully. There is still black fruit but it does not overwhelm... [Pour another glass and read on]
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