Matching Wine to Food

Matching a wine selection to your food choice is not quite as easy as the old rule of selecting a white wine for fish and poultry and a red wine for meats. Read more

How Is Wine Made?

While you can find lots of information on the web about various types of wine, there isn’t very much information about how it is made. Wine making is both an art and a science, and owning a vineyard can be rewarding or a risky business. Read more

Tips For Buying Wine

Aside from choosing a variety and vintage of wine that you might enjoy, there are some issues that you need to be aware of when buying wines for your collection or for personal enjoyment. Here are some easy to remember buying tips. Read more

How to Serve Champagne

To fully enjoy a nice bottle of Champagne or a sparkling wine, there are several simple steps to take to maximize the enjoyment. Read more

How to Open a Bottle of Wine

Opening a bottle of wine is not difficult to learn. However, if you do not do it properly, you can break a cork or allow pieces of cork to enter the bottle. Read more

Wine Tasting – The Art of Tasting Wine

Part of the art of wine tasting is learning how to identify and enjoy a bottle of fine wine. The best wine is typically one that suites your taste and enhances the enjoyment of a good meal. Read more

Wine Trivia

We’ve collected some curious statistics and facts about wine and wine tasting that you may find to be interesting. Read more

Wine Collecting

If you really love the taste of fine wine, consider wine collecting.  This is a very fun and interesting hobby to get into, but it can be very expensive.  For the wine lover just getting started with collecting, the tips below can help get you going in the right direction. Read more

The Flavors of Wine

People all over the world enjoy drinking wine because of the great taste.  Your taste buds can perceive four tastes: salty, sweet, sour, and bitter. Because wines do not contain salt, only three tastes come into play. When sampling wine, both your taste buds and sense of smell are involved, and each comes into play when deciding whether or not you enjoy a wine selection. Read more