Buried in a tomb in near Xianyang, the ancient capital of the Qin Dynasty, archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old bronze jug that still has rice wine in it. It is one of numerous artifacts found in the tomb at an excavation site of commoners’ graves in China’s...
I was at a dinner party recently where the host had graciously pulled out a $100 Napa Valley cabernet, but a $10 bottle of wine stole the show. It talked to us, literally. Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is the first to create "talking wine labels" to stand out from the...
Wines at the most expensive and prestigious end of the spectrum continue to grow in popularity. And prices, which have been climbing for years, show no signs of slowing down. But for all of the attention that the most sought-after wines get — their scores are parsed;...
Normally, when I send out invitations for tastings featured in this Wednesday Night Wine series, I have no trouble filling the seats with ten to fifteen enthusiastic consumers who “weigh in” with their opinions as we taste through bottles aligned with that week’s...
Look, we love our jobs. Who wouldn’t? We get to show up every day and work in world of wine, words and witticisms. But a Wednesday is a Wednesday, and coming to work in the midst of yet another Northeast winter snowstorm already has us digging around #WEHQ for...
Breaking news: Italy has a free public wine fountain. But before you ask - no, you can't bring the pregame party over before you head to the bar. The too-good-to-be-true locale is not a place for "drunkards" or "louts," as noted by Dora Sarchese Vineyards, whose red...
The sloping vineyards of New York's Finger Lakes region known for producing golden-hued rieslings and chardonnays also are offering a splash of orange wine. The color comes not from citrus fruit, but by fermenting white wine grapes with their skins on before pressing...
If rosé is “summer water,” sangria has got to be summer’s “juice.” On hot summer days, there’s nothing quite as thirst-quenching as a glass of juicy, fruity, and extra-boozy sangria. With tons of sangria recipes out there, finding that perfect summer recipe can...
Finding Ancient Big Wine Bottles... digging around in old cellars in the Medoc, Bordeaux, France. Since the Chateaus are making extraordinary wines, imagine how great the slowly aged wines must be if opened up....
Calling all wine lovers: Lidl, a European grocery store (with a few U.S. locations in the Carolinas and Virginia) won an award for their house Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc NV. This 8£/$10 Crémant is ranked one of the best in the world, winning the International Wine...