Who knew that the land down under could also be home to such exotic, mouth-watering wines? Ditch the kangaroos, and come have a sip.
July 2008
by Bill Coy
These
wines prove that very good wine from the Pacific Northwest isn’t just from
Oregon.
November 2006
Beer is the most likely beverage ordered
with
Asian food. It is the easy out when you don’t have a clue as to
what to drink
with hot and spicy cuisine. And it works. But for the
wine lover, there are
wines that make this complex cuisine even
better.
October 2006
One of the fastest-growing areas of the wine industry is the earth-friendly winery. Whether tagged organic, eco-friendly, biodynamic, or grown using sustainable farming, it is about letting the dirt and the fruit do the work.
September 2006
Pizza is not that difficult to pair with wine, and I've found a pour for virtually all types of pie.
August 2006
There is not a lot of viognier out there, but that's no reason to overlook it.
July 2006
For Argentina, it’s simple. The wines are delicious, drinkable as soon as they’re bottled, and, for the most part, affordable.
June 2006
The Loire Valley in France produces some of the finest chenin blanc, muscadet, sauvignon blanc, and cabernet franc in the world.
May 2006
There are so many styles of chardonnay that there is one for every taste, from dry to sweet, light to heavy, and everywhere in between.
April 2006
Most regionally grown grapes are University of Minnesota hybrids, optimized to survive our winter.
March 2006
Rioja (ree-oh-ha) is to Spain what Napa Valley is to California, or Bordeaux is to France.
February 2006
Sicily's wine region is the largest in Italy—larger than Tuscany's, and it out-produces the productive Veneto most years.
January 2006
Dessert wines are all sweet, but not in a white zinfandel style—it’s more like a chocolate, honey, or rich-lemon-curd sense.
December 2005
Pinot is arguably the most versatile of all grapes.
November 2005
Surprisingly, Argentina is the world’s fifth-largest wine-producing country and Chile eleventh.
October 2005
All the classics are grown in South Africa, so add its unique tastes to your list of favorites.
September 2005
Rosé is more like red wine than white, with all the components and complexities of red, but less color and age-ability.
August 2005
Pinot gris and pinot grigio are the same grape.
July 2005
Spain and Portugal make some of the world's most drinkable and affordable white wines.
June 2005
Sauvignon blanc the other white grape, the oft-ignored little sister of the big California chardonnays.
May 2005
Burgundy is probably the most difficult wine region in the world to grasp, largely because the grape is rarely identified on the label.
April 2005
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