Why Wine
How To Appreciate Wine
When a newcomer to fine wine tries to move into the next tier of wine appreciation, the learning steps are hard to master for one good reason: there are few basics that apply to all wines. Learning how to appreciate wine is, first of all, a most … [Read More...]
Wine & Food
What Wine Goes With Steak?
Steaks water the mouth just thinking about them. So what wine goes with steak? There is nary a red wine that is not elevated by the rich succulent savoriness of a great steak. The key here is savory! Steak is protein at its height. And the best compliment, perhaps … [Read More...]
Wine Types
Riesling
Fragrant and Floral Riesling Perhaps the world’s greatest wine variety of them all is Riesling. Red wine lovers will argue this point, but no other grape has the ability to make as wide a variety of styles of wine as does Riesling, and all are considered superb. Rieslings from Germany set the international standard for this grape variety, but … [Read More...]
Syrah
You say ToeMAYtoe; I say ToeMahToe; You say Shiraz; I say Syrah If you are from California, Europe, Argentina, Chile, or Uruguay, Syrah is a deep dark red wine with generally low to moderate acidity, often with smooth tannins. If you are from Australia, New Zealand, Canada or South Africa, the same grape and wine are called Shiraz. It … [Read More...]
Other Grapes
Other Grapes than Cab, Chard, etc. There are other grapes that make delicious wines worth exploring. We all have a habit of sticking with what we like, but it limits us from actually knowing what we like. The wines below are all delicious and worth a try. Chenin Blanc: This white wine grape variety originally from the central Loire Valley in … [Read More...]
Merlot
An attractive red wine grape, Merlot is planted in many parts of the world, and emanates from Bordeaux where it is one of the most vital parts of wines from the St.-Emilion and Pomerol districts. As such it is the heart of Chateau Petrus, one of the world’s most famous wines. And it makes a slightly lower-tannin red wines. Best planted in: … [Read More...]
