ON WINE: Sweets for your sweet need wines to match
From vineyard to glass, wine is romance. A perfect Valentine’s Day fit. If your location permits, go to a vineyard or winery. Vines will be dormant and the temperature possibly chilly, but a vineyard’s...
View ArticleON WINE: Decanting effects vary by longevity
Veteran readers know my devotion to decanting. Wine writers debate decanting around the edges, but all acknowledge its benefits. The discourse is about how long to decant and extent of the effect, not...
View ArticleON WINE: Palate improves with cerebral clarity
Happily, enjoying wine is a journey that just gets better. For many, the journey starts with simple, cheap and easy to find.
View ArticleON WINE: Making wine is simple; making good wine is an art
When fruit is good, winemaker sorcery soars. When berries are merely bearable, magic can only mask or compensate for problems, not conjure perfection.
View ArticleON WINE: Prices get ripe to enjoy malbecs
Terrible news for Argentina; fabulous news for us. Argentine malbecs have been values for years. In early 2014, the Argentine peso plunged almost 20 percent against the American dollar.
View ArticleON WINE: Don't count on artisanal wines at big-box sites
Bed, Bath & Beyond. And booze. The national retailer known for towels and sheets recently initiated efforts to sell wine and other alcohol beverages, part of a trend for nonconventional wine outlets.
View ArticleON WINE: Don't blush, red wines fill glasses most often
If you are searching online to buy wine or before going to a store, odds are you are seeing red. On the other hand, if you are pushing a cart at your supermarket or wine store, white still possesses a...
View ArticleON WINE: However taxes went, break out the vino
This is the week the IRS has made. You put off working on your tax return because, well, who wakes and says “Golly, I really love working on my tax return. Thank you, Father God, for giving me this.”
View ArticleON WINE: Texas wine came into its own after 1984
Where were you with wine in 1984? Knew about it, sometimes brought a jug to a pizza party? Drank some Italians like Chianti or Bolla Valpolicella, maybe a German riesling named Blue Nun or a Portuguese...
View ArticleON WINE: Enjoy wine to fullest, following five-S guide
It’s wine time in spring, so we review classic tasting technique to help you get the most enjoyment from your next wine festival, winery tour, or cork-pulling with friends. We also throw in a few...
View ArticleON WINE: Moderate imbibing may benefit your health
Paeans continue for the “Mediterranean diet” focused on olive oil, nuts, fish and some wine.
View ArticleON WINE: Special treats just for moms
Mother’s Day wine columns grow more difficult each year. Lilting riffs about sweet, fruity libations because the “little woman” isn’t into real wine are so baroquely foolish you venture there today...
View ArticleON WINE: The wine in Spain gives wallet no pain
Spain has long planted the world’s most wine vine acreage, but their traditional horticulture methods meant they did not produce most wine.
View ArticleON WINE: Invention of wine a milestone in history
We think about wine as a joyous part of life, a vital element of religious worship, a sublime complement to food.
View ArticleON WINE: Beer and wine made world we have today
Beer and wine were invented around 7,000 years ago. As we explored last week, both were seminal for civilization because they allowed people to preserve food and extend the life of seasonal grains and...
View ArticleON WINE: Bitter is better with a bolder presentation
Wine snobs may sniff, but you’ll thank me when these tricks bail you out. Wine drinkers imagine themselves champions of verisimilitude (“in vino veritas” equals “in wine there is truth”). But we live...
View ArticleON WINE: Don't get too fancy with gear for Dad
Wine-inspired gifts for Father’s Day tempt you to gather gimmicks destined for the “God only knows what it’s for” drawer. Please, resist that seduction.
View ArticleON WINE: Wine has won hearts of imbibing Americans
We are three days away from the longest day of the year, so some wine trivia to help you endure the extra daylight on June 21.
View ArticleON WINE: White and light just right for the holiday
Fourth of July wine suggestions are fraught with patriotic paradoxes. You can go historic and recommend Madeira from the Portuguese island. Madeira was the wine Betsy Ross allegedly sipped while sewing...
View ArticleON WINE: Europe's eateries keep your glass filled
Imagine a restaurant that pours wine as matter-of-factly as iced tea in a Texas steakhouse. You don’t have to imagine. Go to Western Europe. Go to Italy.
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