VinoFictions

The following were posted online by two separate wine bloggers. “Wine consumers basically want to know two things: which wines they should ...

You know that something’s afoot in the wine world when wine geeks start touting the selection at their local Costco. This happened a few wee...

A couple of years ago I asked a winemaker friend to explain to me the difference between tannin and tannic acid. This friend is trained in m...

The International Riesling Foundation says it has identified appropriate terms for describing the relative dryness or sweetness of Riesling....

Whew! After standing back some, I ventured into a few bulletin board conversations and was immediately reminded why I chose to stand back. ...

Recently, a blogger, Lyle Fass, brought my attention to an article by Food and Wine writer, Lettie Teague. The article Teague wrote was rath...

Something can be said for the fun of that parlor game when you single out the wine know-it-all and get that person to taste a wine—blind—to ...