Here’s a direct link to Steve De Long’s delightfully geeky new wine-grape chart, a must-have gift for the serious wine hobbyist on your list.

Offers a good sample of Nebbiolo style at a price well below Barolo or Barbaresco.

Right now, the acknowledged master of the Cabernet Franc grape is John Skupny of Lang & Reed. Randy Caparoso reports on a visit with the wine maker.

10. Fruit used to describe wine went into making it.
9. You need a different wine glass for different types of wines.
8. You can’t age wines sealed with an alternative closure
7. Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Sherry, and Port are grape varieties.
6. Pair white wine with fish or chicken and red wine with red meat
5. Wine lovers are [...]

By Sharon Jacobsen
Have you ever seen those stiff upper-lipped types doing a spot of the old wine tasting malarkey? You know the form – sip, swill, spit. Yuck! Well this information has been written to help you understand the form should you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to know what to [...]