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Spring Wine: Focus on Grüner Veltliner

This Austrian white wine is peppery, piquant, and perfectly pairable with everything you are serving

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsApril 3, 2019drinkwire, gruner veltliner, federspiel wine, wine varietalsComment

Baby, It's Cold Up There, But It's Not All Icewine in Canada

A varietal and style sampling of the Niagara Peninsula

Wine, FeaturedAshley Ellen MartinMarch 13, 2019drinkwire, cabernet franc, riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir, gewurztraminerComment

Winemaking: the Next Generation

How the younger set of family winemakers takes up the mantle.

Featured, WineAmanda SchusterFebruary 28, 2019drinkwire, wine, winemaking, champagne, profileComment

South American Wine Underdogs

Make room for carménère and torrontés at the dinner table

Bored of Big, Red Wine? Try These Winter Whites Instead

No need to go beyond the pale when choosing chilly weather wine; these bottles speak to the season too.

Exploring Dry Creek Zinfandel

These wines aren’t the alcoholic jam jars you might expect from California zin.

Featured, WineTrevor HagstromFebruary 7, 2019wine, zinfandel, dry creek ava, sonoma valleyComment

Cool Climate Wines From Adelaide Hills

This southeastern Australia wine region is like the Burgundy or Sonoma Valley of the Land Down Under.

Featured, WineDevon TrevathanJanuary 17, 2019drinkwire, wine, red wine, white wine, new york international wine competitionComment

The Applegate Valley Is a Sanctuary For Farm First Wine

Consider this off-the-beaten-path destination for your next Oregon wine tour.

Featured, Wine, Field TripsTrevor HagstromJanuary 10, 2019wine, winemaking, malbec, natural wineComment

Grocery Stores Open Tap On In-Store Bars

Drink while you shop or pull up a stool, these bars-within-grocery-stores are steering a welcome trend.

Featured, Lifestyle, Beer, WinePhil GalewitzJanuary 7, 2019 Comment

A Foolproof Guide to Mulled Wine

Tracing the history of winter’s favorite warm, spiced wine, along with recipes and recommended bottles.

Wine, Keep ReadingCourtney SchiesslDecember 27, 2018drinkwire, winterComment

Champagne Alternatives For the Holidays

There are 6 more days of merriment left in the season! Here are some alternative sparklers and crowd-sized magnum wines to keep the festivities going.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsDecember 26, 2018drinkwire, sparkling wine, pinot noir, chardonnay, new york international wine competitionComment

Holiday Flavors for Warm Winters

How to capture the essence of a toddy, and other classic winter drinks, when it’s just too schvitzy to drink one.

Beer, Wine, Keep Reading, CocktailsTrevor HagstromDecember 20, 2018drinkwire, new york international beer competitionComment

Smoke Gets in Your Glass: Red Wines That Have a Whiff of Fireplace

Find out just what makes some bottles smell like crackling logs (or beef jerky).

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsNovember 30, 2018drinkwire, wine, red wine, syrah, cotes du rhoneComment

Low Alcohol Wines For Holiday Imbibing

When the days are shorter but the festivities are longer, turn to these low ABV wines for holiday drinking that won’t send you under the table by the end of the night.

Featured, WineCourtney SchiesslNovember 20, 2018wine, thanksgiving, sparkling wine, riesling, shirazComment

Getting To Know the *Other* Cabernet

Cabernet Franc, the workhorse of Bordeaux blends and the grape behind Loire Valley Chinon, is finding its way into American bottles.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsNovember 14, 2018drinkwire, cabernet franc, new york international wine competition, wine, red wine, wine varietalsComment

Give Gewurztraminer a Chance

When Gewürztraminer grapes are planted in the right areas by the right times, they yield a unique and intriguing winter white wine.

Featured, WineCourtney SchiesslNovember 5, 2018wine, white wine, gewurztraminer, alsace, wine varietalsComment

Why It's Time To Rediscover South African Chenin Blanc

Whether you’re searching for a fresh, bright wine with a clean finish or a rounder glass with moderate oak, South African Chenin Blanc is worth a look.

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsOctober 17, 2018chenin blancComment

Biodynamic Wine: What Is It and Why Is It Becoming So Popular?

What is biodynamic wine? Learn from Gilles de Baudus, estate director for Domaine de Cigalus and head of biodynamic farming for winemaker Gérard Bertrand.