The Judgment of the Shenandoah Valley
by Craig Stoltz
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Fifty years after the U.S. shocked the wine world at the Judgment of Paris, we tasted the descendant of the winning white wine and compared it to its French counterparts. Did it win?
Discover Turkey’s Unexplored Mediterranean Wine Region
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Discover Turkey's southern Mediterranean wineries, largely unexplored as a wine region. It's where wine is more than a drink.
Champagne Tasting in Épernay: A Journey Through the Heart of Bubbly France
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Champagne tasting in Épernay: Explore caves, maisons, and Pressoria for the ultimate Champagne Épernay adventure.
5 Lessons for Drinking In a Ginormous Wine Event
by Craig Stoltz
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How to learn a thing or two as you bob from booth to booth at a gargantuan extravaganza
Three Things People Get Wrong About Organic Wine
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An expert in organic wine clears up the biggest misunderstandings about this increasingly popular product
Drinking in Palm Springs: From Underground to 8,500 feet Above
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Here are three unusual spots to get great drinks in Palm Springs, from an underground wine cellar to a bar at the top of a mountain.
Barton Family Wines: Crafting Innovative Wines and More in Paso Robles
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An astonishing 60 wine grape varieties flourish in the chalky limestone soil and arid Mediterranean-like climate of Paso Robles, California. With that assortment of fruit, winemakers on the Central Coast like Joe Barton Jr. at Barton Family Wines are crafting unconventional wines that appeal to the palates of serious oenophiles as well as casual
Discovering Rodney Strong Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons
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The legendary Rodney Strong established the 13th bonded winery in Sonoma County in the Alexander Valley. Significantly, he was a pioneer in planting grapes along the slopes of a hill rather than the valley floor. In 1971 he planted 15 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon on a perched terrace with red loamy soil. He felt this