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

Utah: Land of Wine and Honey

Utah, well known to many for its Mormon-based teetotaler ways, surprisingly has a historical legacy of making and drinking wine. That legacy is being carried on today by passionate folks like Will Fryer of Castle Creek Winery north of Moab.

Quady Winery Wins Best US Winery

When Quady winery won the prestigious 2009 London International Wine and Spirits Competition, nobody was more surprised than the winemaker, Andy Quady.

From Backwater to Next Big Thing?

Did you know that British Columbia is a growing wine region with hundreds of wineries? Chances are you’re aware, but not familiar. Many wine enthusiasts are aware that a wine industry is developing in this Canadian province north of Washington State, and yet almost no one outside of British Columbia (BC) can access these wines, significantly impairing familiarity.

Cider: Another Round

Cider and cidermaking enjoy a long tradition in America, but they’ve fallen out of view in the last several decades. Now, with our country’s blossoming interest in local foods, cider is ready for a comeback.

Wine for Haiti Lot 1 – Cornerstone Cellars 6.0L SOLD

Cornerstone Cellars has generously, incredibly generously, contributed an etched 6.0L bottle of their wonderful 2003 Cornerstone Cellars Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. retail value $1,000.00. This is a single bottle auction lot.

Croatia: The Time is Ripe

Good weather, hard work, education, and intelligent promotion could give winemakers in the south-eastern European country of Croatia one of their best chances yet for greater international commercial acclaim.

A Trip to the Rhône, Part II

A long weekend in the Northern Rhône would give us a chance to taste from the major producers—Chapoutier, Jaboulet Aîné, Guigal—and from a few of the smaller ones, too. The trip would serve as a kind of a reconnaissance, a chance to test, and sample, the waters, and to get a sense of what tasting wine in France is like.

Take Two and Call me After the Holidays

Opening a bottle of sparkling wine can be scary – here’s how and what to open.

Canada Dry: It ain’t all icewine, baby

Yes, it is warm enough to grow grapes in Canada. And to make a lot of great dry whites and reds. It’s not just icewine, baby…

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