I'm not a big 'cruise ship' fan but this is something that could get me onto a ship ... specialty wine cruises. The trend is growing bigger each year with cruise companies adding more itineraries and wineries joining as experts or setting up their own. Costco Travel has partnered with Celebrity Cruises to offer a [...]
Last month I was reading an issue of Food & Wine magazine at my girlfriend's house and found this great  "Find Your Wine Style" quiz. It's great if you're new to wine or looking to try something new! Which do you drink? Whole Milk - Go for richer, more full-bodied wines - California Chardonnay for [...]
It's a new year with more wine exploring to do! Here's a look at what the experts are saying about the year ahead. Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Malbec are HOT. Bordeaux and Chardonnay are NOT. Try some of the great Rieslings from the U.S.'s Pacific Northwest region, Oregon and Washington, for comparison with French Alsace [...]
With 2010 just behind us, I thought I'd share some of the experts' tops in wine for the year. Wine.com's 2010 best seller was Cabernet Sauvignon, "showing that we are still drawn to the big, bold grape variety and the range of wine it produces." Their biggest growth varietal of 2010, at 200%, was Gamay, the bright [...]
In an Armenian cave on the border with Iran, an archeologist team from Armenia, the U.S. and Ireland discovered a full wine making kit dating back 6,000 years to the Copper Age. The artifacts include a basic wine press, large clay fermenting vat and remains of grapevines and seeds. The discovery sits in an underground [...]