These 10 white wines deserve time in your cellar
Here’s a fun science experiment. Next time you buy some Riesling, consider grabbing a few extra bottles. Then hide them somewhere dark and cool for around…
The truth about wine prices
Very few wineries, wine shops and retailers are willing to openly discuss their margins. One who isn’t? Coffaro wines. The true cost of a…
Does playing music in the vineyard make vines happier?
In Montalcino, where the rolling hills yield the world’s finest examples of Sangiovese, there’s one vineyard unlike the rest. There you’ll find twelve loudspeakers blasting…
Is Garnacha the most overlooked wine?
Grenache plays a starring role in a slew of stunning wines from around the world. It serves as the dominant force in southern Rhone’s…
The differences between Barolo and Barbaresco
Barolo and Barbaresco each start with the letter “B”, end with “O”, and are made from the same grape, Nebbiolo, in regions just ten…
The most influential man behind Montalcino’s wine scene
We know some exceptionally talented people in the wine industry, but every once in a while we meet someone on a whole other level. Fabio Tassi is…
What wine lovers need to know before planning a cruise
If you’re anything like us, when packing for a vacation you carefully stash as many bottles of wine into your suitcase as possible. So when I…
Delicious pumpkin recipes and their wine pairings
It’s mid-October and pumpkin everything madness is peaking. Over the years this obese gourd has waged a very successful campaign to penetrate every food group. From much…
The ultimate guide to sabering champagne
Sabering combines the elegance and prestige of champagne with the chest-thumping badassery of wielding a sword. It’s the kind of trick that can instantly grant you legendary…
This fountain provides 24/7 free wine in Italy
This is the kind of innovative, forward-thinking public works project we can get behind. We’re talking about a fountain that doles out wine to…