If you are in the mood for fine German wine and food, you should consider the Franconia region of southeastern Germany. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local Silvaner white wine. I’ll let you in on a secret. [...]

December 31, New Years Eve. What are your plans for tonight? Perhaps like millions of others around the globe, your wanting to ring in the New Year by having a few drinks with friends and loved ones. Unfortunately, you have to work in the am. Should you just deal with a hangover or is there [...]

Learning how to grow grapes is a complicated process, which is very time-taking because there are several steps involved in the whole process. Let us discuss in detail. Select which type of grapes you want to grow: The first step in learning how to grow grapes is to select the variety of grapes you want [...]

Unless you have spent a good bit of time touring Spain’s beautiful countryside, you may not know that in many ways the country is one big vineyard. In that respect it is very much like California’s Napa Valley and Sonoma County. It is hard to drive for more than a few minutes in any direction [...]

Do you have an exceptional taste for cocktails? Well, then you might want to try these ever-refreshing Tiki drinks. They are normally made with almost the same alcohol content as more traditional mixed drinks. But Tiki drinks have a distinctly different flavor than anything concocted with just some booze and a mixer. They are lavishly [...]

Whether you need a birthday or anniversary gift, or want to say thank you, a wine gift delivery is an ideal way to express your gratitude or well wishes. Gift baskets containing wine are always a welcome present and are visually much more interesting then a plain wrapped box. Sitting tall with their bow and [...]

With lowered voices, California winemakers are talking about the high alcohol content of today’s popular wines. These winemakers are anxious because of the steep competition within the wine industry. With more competition than ever before, the consensus is that high alcohol wines will sell better. Many of these winemakers are taking this direction, even when [...]

Winter is an important time for micro- and craft-brewers. The colder months mean that the heavier beers sell better, and beer aficionados love their holiday-themed beverages. The heavy ales and porters beers that warm the drinker lead to sales spikes in the winter. For one of their special holiday beers, Ridgeway brewers had Gary Lippencourt [...]

Have you watched wine tasters before? Take note of their rituals in tasting various kinds of wines. First, they tilt the wine glass and then swirl the wine. After that, wine tasters sniff the wine and gargle it before they finally spit the wine out. This ritual is very important in determining the wines quality; [...]

You’ve seen it – those wine connoisseurs who sniff a wine before drinking in an attempt to judge its character. Do you ever wonder why they do this and if it can really reveal the quality of a wine? This article provides a look at how the nose knows and why wine experts and wine [...]