Wines Good For Holidays, Drinking And Gifting

Nice wines make nice gifts. But when it comes to shopping for just the right wine, those miles of aisles can be challenging. That is when it pays to go to your local wine shop and talk to a pro. Download Press

Do Your Friends Still Mock You For Drinking Merlot?

Here’s why they should stop. For centuries, Merlot did not have an image problem. It looked good. It was well liked. It made friends with palates across the land. It was Cabernet Sauvignon’s less stodgy but still morally upright cousin… Download...

Great Wine Values: Predator Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi, Ca

For most of the 20th century, zinfandel was California’s No. 1 grape. The fact that decades-old vineyards are more likely to be planted in this grape than any others helps explain why most American wines labeld “old vines” are zinfandels. Download...

15 Easy-sipping Sonoma Sauvignon Blancs To Drink Now

Summer is ending, fall is around the corner and life is more hectic than ever. Like any hard-working wine lover, when I head home after a long hectic day, I just want to pop open (or unscrew) a bottle of wine and serve myself a pat on the back in a glass. Download...