The trend of using bourbon barrels to age red wine began in 2014 and more wineries are getting on board. The barrels are required to be made from new American oak that is heavily charred, creating ...

When you’re cooking with sherry, what wine do you pair with the finished dish? The key lies in the acidity. Because sherry is highly acidic, you need a lower-acid wine for balance. For dinner tonight, ...

It is an optimistic man who buys a vineyard in the middle of Prohibition. Fortunately for us, Giovanni Pedroncelli bought a property with a vineyard and a winery that was being used as a barn. His ...

If you were a guest for the Who-ville Christmas dinner, what wine would you bring to pair with the rare Who roast-beast? It’s hard to go wrong with a cabernet to tame the flavors of red meats or even ...

There is little question that cabernet sauvignon is the Napa Valley's money grape. As a stand-alone grape, it produces some of the most expensive and sought-after red wines in America. And, as a ...

Winemaking is truly an anachronism in our on-demand world of today, even more so than the late 1970s when Paul Masson’s slogan of “We will sell no wine before its time” hit the airwaves. This ...