For a couple of decades now, oenophiles have turned up their noses at the many ‘critter wines’ that followed in the wake of a certain Aussie label and its colorful wallaby. Time to reconsider.

If you're new to drinking wine or simply can't decipher what those frilly words on the label mean, here's a quick guide to ...

We aren't about to point any fingers, but plenty of people buy wine based solely on the pretty label. Here are 8 wines with nice labels that actually taste good, too.

Today, he is religious about only one thing – making great wine.” With bad labels, apparently.(Photo courtesy of Michael Austin Wines) The Bastardo grape is primarily used in Portugal to make Port. It ...

For decades the wine was 100% cab, but about 15 years ago they started to make a blend. The most recent vintage I sampled, 2017, was 67% cabernet, 12% malbec, 8% carmenere, 7% petit verdot and 6% ...

After multiple opportunities to do field research this holiday season, I've come to the conclusion most of us choose wine based on brand, rather than taste. Sure, many people have an oenophile ...

Strolling down the Safeway wine aisle is a lot like touring an art gallery -- there are bold abstracts, classic still lifes, pastoral landscapes. Some wine labels are more than packaging -- they ...

Wine labels will often tell you where the grapes were grown -- and sometimes, what grapes were used. New World wines (US, Australia, South Africa) usually list the grape first, then the region.