Grapevine

It’s the middle of the workweek and you’re stressed-out, even more stressed-out than last week’s stressful situation of the century. You’ve been texting with your significant other and agree you both need a mid-week attitude adjustment: take-out from your favorite

The weather. We all talk about it, as if there is some way to influence it. We all follow the weather reports as if they’re infallible. Yet, in the end, for the most part, we just grab an umbrella or

The wine consumer in the United States enjoys an enviable position in today’s wine cosmos. As the recently crowned largest wine-consuming nation in the world, wines from international wineries are flooding the U.S. market. And many of these wines are

I conduct a number of private wine tastings each year. I offer my audience a sampling of several wines and pair them with individual foods. I then solicit input on the characteristics of each wine. Since each of our palates

This year, 2013, is shaping up to be a boon year for United States wine producers, perhaps a record year. More wine, more brands, more sales. In an industry subject to the vagaries of Mother Nature and the American consumer,

In my travels through wine regions and wine trade events, I invariably find myself favoring a particular region or varietal. The experiences of enjoying the culture, landscape and wine of numerous locales, here and abroad, have left fond memories etched

“Are you OK?” “Of course I am.” “Well, you seemed to be having a good time tonight but maybe you had one too many drinks.” “I’m fine. I know my limits. I can handle my alcohol.” “But you really don’t

In the course of my musings and meanderings the last five-plus years of penning this column, I’ve had the occasion to report on a multitude of subjects around the mesmerizing world of wine. Oftentimes educational (wine regions, grape varietals), on