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- They’re not just a pair of dungarees, what are lees?
- Tennis pro rant or Austrian classification, what is a Federspiel?
- Columbus discovered it and so have winemakers? Find out about the New World for yourself.
- 'Greek vines' from Roman times? This grape has a history!
- What do the CIA, former KBG and winemakers have in common?
- Sweet, look what they’ve left behind! What is RS?
- What white grape comes from the lost Island of Atlantis?
- The great thing about wine is all of the exotic locales where it’s made like… Long Island?
- Ride of the Vacqueyras. Perhaps not what Wagner had in mind?
- Where in Burgundy do you find some of the world’s most elegant Pinots?
- Add a little kick to your glass. What is fortified wine?
- Need to pair chocolate with wine? Just remember “Ganache” rhymes with “Grenache.”
- Where exactly does Spain’s supreme sparkler, Cava, come from?
- Since when does wine need CPR?
- What do you get when you cross Riesling with Trollinger? Give up, well this grape is no joke?
- How low can you go? Can they grow vines in New Zealand’s Central Otago?
- My sommelier keeps telling me that there is acid in my wine, is this going to be a Woodstock revival?
- Thinking about making top tier wine in your garage? You’re not the first, but who else?
- When good wines go bad. What is acetification?
- It’s the most widely planted grape in the world. How come you’ve never heard of it?
- Between Sancerre and a hard place; why do the wines of Quincy sometimes go unnoticed?
- Honeymooners Sidekick or American Grape? What is Norton?
- The other Cognac. What is Armagnac?
- Stand back this wine is going to blow! What is volatile acidity?
- The incredible, disappearing wine. What is ullage?
- Wow, what a Brut! How dry is dry?
- Since when does making wine involve drawing blood?
- What do basketball and grape ripeness have in common?
- Did somebody call a Limousin?
- Burgundy for beginners…Wanna throw me a Beaune?
- It’s all Greek to me. Agiorgitiko or St. George?
- Let’s make a deal! What’s the role of the négociant?
- If you think you know Burgundy, do you know Saint-Bris?
- Sake it to me. Why does Sake keep showing up on wine lists?
- Before there was Sauternes….there was Tokaji?
- Put that in your pipe - and drink it?
- Quarts of charm? Where did the name for Quarts de Chaume come from?
- Make my martini without Gin or Vodka! What is vermouth anyway?
- Wine is fine but liquor is, hmmm, equally good. What is eau-de-vie?
- U-Mami-Mio! Can adding salt and lemon juice to a wine pair the un-pairable?
- Do the math: how many acres is a hectare?
- Beyond Beaujolais, where else do they grow the Gamay grape?
- Enophile - Roxy Music Fan or Wine Connoisseur?
- Anbaugebiet. Did somebody sneeze?
- Sugar, Sugar, Sugar - What is Chaptalization?
- Drink two and call me in the morning. What is Asprinio?
- Sherry, baby! What do young children and Sherries have in common?
- What’s up DOC? What’s the difference between DOC and DOCG status in Italy?
- Butter me up? Why does my Chardonnay smell like melted butter?
- How sweet it is, is it? How can you tell when German Riesling is sweet?
- Rap recording artist or Sommelier? Why do sommeliers wear 'bling?'
- Super 'star taster,' Dom Perignon. He’s the man given credit for inventing Champagne, but did he?