The world of wine can seem daunting, making many people hesitant to pop open a bottle and tip a glass of the grape-inspired creation. The jargon used in wine tasting can seem just as overwhelming to ...

Today more than ever before, producers from the most important wine regions visit different cities in the USA to showcase their wine. Usually organized by officials representing the region, these ...

Have you ever found yourself in a restaurant next to that table where the snobby couple spends all of dinner swirling wine around in their glasses? I can’t stand them! For those people, wine snobbery ...

In 2012, a good friend and I enrolled in what might best be called Wine Grape Growing 101, a yearlong experience of following the seasons in Santa Barbara County vineyards on the way to making our ...

Every industry has its jargon. In the wine business, to understand some wine words, one- or two-sentence definitions suffice. However, there are some more nuanced words and phrases that take a ...

Once grapes are picked from the vine, they enter a winery’s cellar. But what’s the magic behind the cellar doors that turns grapes into fine wine? With my Wine 101 column I share what I know about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeanne O'Brien Coffey covers food, drinks and travel. Nov 20, 2019, 01:48pm EST Dec 02, 2019, 05:50pm EST This article is more ...

I started an informative newspaper column called “Wine 201” about 20 years ago, with the intent of building a wine culture in my hometown of Geneva in Ashtabula County. At the time, there were just ...

Sauvignon blanc is the poster child of success right now in the California wine industry. In 2022, it saw an uptick in sales and plantings while nearly every other major varietal lost ground, ...