Q. What is easy but important advice for serving wine and cheese? A. Don’t chill your wine or your cheese too much. Lower temperatures mute flavors and aromas, so if you’re pulling them straight from the fridge after…
Never have I identified with any wine (yet) as strongly as I have with the Rebellious red blend wine from California. Why do I identify with this wine so much? Well for one, this wine, just like many…
Q. In wine, when is rotten a good thing? A. Under normal conditions, Botrytis cinerea, or bunch rot, is responsible for unfortunate crop losses (for example, 1–10% annually in California). However, the proper set of climatic conditions transform…
Q. What gives a wine ageability and structure? A. Tannins and acid give wine ageability and structure—essential components if you want to age a wine. Another important factor is the overall balance a wine has among all its…