A woman of mystery is determined to demystify the world of wine. Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, who in her day (actually, mostly night) job has to don a disguise to review restaurants, just released Drink ...

Wine snobs often use odd terms to describe wines. We’ve all see a parody of the wine snob: an erudite personage, probably fancily dressed, holding the stemware just so and making declarations of ...

It may sound cliché, but half the fun of drinking wine is learning about what’s in your glass. If we’re being honest, not even a lifetime of studying could lead to mastery of the subject but… that’s ...

It occurred to me recently that while Reverse Wine Snob is meant to be friendly enough that someone who knows nothing about wine could read it, I do use a number of terms in my wine reviews that may ...

Have you ever wondered how people come up with tasting notes on the back of a wine bottle? The ones that read something like, “Full-bodied with aromas of green peppercorn, graphite, dark chocolate and ...

“We also have a barbera and a Gigondas,” said the server, as she stood next to the table, offering my friend the full roster of available red wines by the glass. The curse of the American wine drinker ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When many people dream about Italy, those dreams often take place in Tuscany. Sun-drenched, rolling hills and winding roads lined ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lana Bortolot covers the intersection of wine, business and culture. You can learn about wine from books, online tutorials and any ...

In the United States, it’s estimated that 366 million glasses of wine are consumed during the holiday season, which runs through Jan. 1. According to some estimates, Americans drink double their ...

“I don’t know anything about wine,” said the woman next to me as she looked deeply into a small glass of Tawny Port at a not-so-long-ago wine tasting. “But I do know one thing,” she continued, as she ...

When many people dream about Italy, those dreams often take place in Tuscany. Sun-drenched, rolling hills and winding roads lined with cypress trees. Ancient, hilltop villages with small, stone ...