Napa Valley Vinter’s Wine Acad...

The Napa Valley Vintner’s Wine Academy is a significant wine event held annually at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, the heart of California’s wine country. Having been invited...

Frascati works its way back to top

If there is a wine synonymous with Rome, it’s Frascati. For more than 2,000 years this refreshing dry white wine has graced tables throughout the world. At the height of its popularity it was famously...

Don’t be the tasting-room boor: Sip...

Summer travel plans are well under way, and wine country vacations are easier than ever to plan now that almost every state has at least one winery. Here are a few tips on how to get the most out of a winery...

1800s Aussie winery glorious again

A recent lunch and tasting of Chateau Tanunda gave me a fresh look into one of Australia’s up-and-coming wineries and a pleasant introduction to John Geber, the visionary behind the label. In 1998, Geber was...

The cool customer: Sauvignon blanc

Something about the thought of summer waiting around the corner always turns my taste buds from the heavy tannic reds that fit snugly into winter to the light fresh style of a crisp white wine. Dinner menus...

Wine wisdom flows freely on Web

No matter what time of day it is, someone on the World Wide Web is blogging about topics as varied as exotic travel, parenting, do-it-yourself car repair or finding the “perfect” diet. Interest in wine is...