One region that should be on your bucket list is France’s Loire Valley. It is here in verdant central France where history and wine intersect as well as anywhere in Europe. The 300-plus castles dating ...

We explain how sugar and acidity make dessert wines like Sauternes and Barsac some of the most ageworthy bottles on earth.

Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned grape, which means it’s sensitive. (Think: "can’t leave the house without SPF 50" levels of ...

Jean-Claude Mas doesn’t care much for the old playbook. He’s the kind of winemaker who quotes Steve Jobs and wears a tailored jacket in the vineyard. He talks about “rural ...

A rainbow of finely chopped fruits lightly dressed with lime, honey and mint is what turns an everyday snack into a perfect ...

One is the release of the replacement wines made from imported grapes — or finished wine — to help wineries get through 2025.

Unfortunately, Grenache needs quite a time on the vine to develop flavour and sufficiently ripe tannins, which means that low-alcohol Grenache is a rare beast indeed. Only Alkina, Bulman, Kalleske, ...

What does ‘juicy’ mean? A wine that is an uncomplicated, unmitigated pleasure to drink. It won’t develop over time, it won’t ...

As Spain's oldest designation of origin, Rioja is a legacy of craft and character and boldly steps into its next chapter.

Today, Pinot Grigio is grown all over the world: from the US to Hungary, from New Zealand to Armenia. This is a chameleon ...

By TOM MARQUARDT and PATRICK DARR Sauvignon blanc has always played a distant third in sales to chardonnay and pinot grigio. Whether it’s because of the wine’s tart grapefruit style or its high ...

The grapes ferment, some math happens, sugar and yeast are added, and then they ferment again in a tank—then yeast is ...