What is Ice Wine? Ice wine (Eiswein) is made from grapes that freeze on the vine. Harvested in winter,…
Chile’s vineyards have a consistent source of water with snowmelt from the nearby Andes Mountain range.
What are Zinfandel’s Origins? Zinfandel’s origins are Croatian: In the early 2000s, scientists discovered just nine vines of an…
How to Stay Healthy While Drinking Wine Pure alcohol has 7 calories per gram, whereas fat has 9 calories…
Cheers to 2025! In Spain, a traditional New Year’s Eve tradition is to eat 12 grapes while drinking Cava,…
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What is Ice Wine? Ice wine (Eiswein) is made from grapes that…
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It’s inevitable. As the weather warms, my mind turns toward Italian white…
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When I started French Wine Tutor last July, the top questions I…
How to Stay Healthy While Drinking Wine Pure alcohol has 7 calories…
A Fancy Name for Flowers Floraison: The flowering of the grapevines near the end of spring
Sometimes Younger Is Better In Spain, wines might be labeled with words that indicate their age. For example, “Joven”…
Desperately Seeking a Successful, Stable…Wine Malolactic fermentation is not always carried out in white wine production; however, it is…
There’s Always a Reason for Champagne “Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes,…
As the crisp fall air settles in, there’s no better time to enjoy comforting meals paired with a selection…
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude There is limited land for grapevine growing: all vines for winemaking are grown…
Don’t Be So Bitter Heading into fall, the grapes begin to ripen: sugar levels rise, color deepens, and acidity…
It’s Ok To Be Nosy Tasting wine means smelling wine: the nose detects over 1,000 aromas, while the tongue…
On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink Provence, France is famous for its rosé wine production, which falls under the appellation…
Do you know your ABVs? A wine with less than 11% ABV is considered to have a low alcohol…
International Merlot Day is November 7th and to celebrate we’re sharing just why this delicious grape is so special.…
Welcome to my Cava Cava translates to “wine cellar,” where this Spanish sparkling wine is stored in pupitres. Cava…
Are You Breaking Up With Me? Portugal is famous for its soil, which is schist bedrock. This soil is…
Vote for Pedro Argentina is famous for Malbec, but one of its most widely planted white grape variety is…
Now that our Halloween costumes are put away for the year, we can’t stop thinking about what to serve…