The bottlecontains a darkly garnet wine that goes deep reddish-violet on theedge. Thebouquet reminds one of a good Claret wine from the Bordeaux region ofFrance asit combines the scents of dark berries and tart cherries with a hintofCabernet blackcurrant. The aroma also contains some oak, giving the winefainthints of chocolate and [...]

Noteverybody knows that wine goes best with meat, whether it is dark meatlikebeef or light meat like fish. Because of this, you cannot blame peoplewhenthey pair wine with the oddest foods. However, if you are interested towatch ahome movie while eating popcorn and drinking a glass of wine, itwouldn’t hurtto know [...]

Can’tfigure out what to gift a friend who is crazy over wines? How aboutthis WineGrape Varietal Table by Steve and Deborah De Long? It looks like theperiodictable of elements, which we used to study back in Chemistry class, butthistime it categorizes the different wine grape varieties all over theworld.The table is [...]

Contraryto popular belief, sushi is not just about raw fish (that would besashimi). Itsignifies anything that is placed on sushi rice. Although raw fishis commonlyseen on sushi, certain regions in Japan specializes in placing othermeats onsushi like bacon and even horse meat. Thus, pairing sushi and winedepends onwhat comes with the [...]

This darkpurple wine comes with ruby-like glints. As it swirls in the glass,the nose isfilled with aromas of plums, cherries, and black fruits that canalso be felton the palate with fresh acidity and a distinct edge of tannins.Overall, it isa simple red wine that is designed to make memorable dinners withfamily [...]

If there isone thing wine connoisseurs go crazy about nowadays, it is from atype of winethat does not seem to be noticed until now. Moscato d’Asti is alightlysparkling sweet wine with most brands packaged in blue bottles. Thewineoriginated from the mountaintop village of Asti, located about 30 mileseast ofTurin in northwest [...]

Now this was a happy accident. I don’t know how I ended up with some redwinein a cup with honey in it, but it happened, and I’m so glad it did. OnceIdiscovered how lovely my red wine tasted with honey, I thought to make amulledwine with it. Mulled wines are typically very [...]