One Grape To Rule Them All Roughly half of all the vineyards in Piedmont, Italy are Barbera, a vast diffusion that happened during the regrowth period between World Wars I and II, after phylloxera destroyed swaths of vines…

When Strict is a Good Thing Oregon has the strictest wine labeling laws of any U.S. state. A labeled Oregon wine (includes state, county, and AVA) must use 100% Oregon grapes and at least 95% of those grapes…

Heat Exhaustion Do you detect a cooked or stewed fruit smell? That’s from overheating, and is a fault that can affect any wine.

A Wine’s First Day of School A wine can have primary, secondary, and tertiary flavors. Primary flavors come from the grape (fruity and floral), secondary from winemaking practices (such as oak influences), and tertiary from aging.

With one month left of summer on the horizon, the countdown is on for everyone’s summer vacation. While not all of us are lucky enough to escape the hustle and bustle of the city  – we’ve put together…