The New Winter Favorite Sparkles in Stainless Steel
Cold weather calls for bold wines and, well, it is freezing out. With most of the Midwest under polar vortex house arrest, bold red wines should be flying off the…
Blended White Wines are Booming
As you browsed your favorite grocery store or wine retailer over the last year, you may have noticed more white Bordeaux and Italian whites. These blended white wines aren’t taking…
Oaking Beyond the Barrel
It’s no wonder that oak barrels have a long history in winemaking; oak emparts a rich flavor onto wines, a flavor that, for some palates, is synonymous with wine itself.…
Cosmopolitan Gives a Crash Course in Wine
In an interview that is as entertaining as it is informational, Cosmopolitan Fitness and Health Editor Elizabeth Narins cops to a complete lack of wine knowledge. She turns to sommelier…
Concrete and Stainless Steel – The Past and Future of Wine
Unlike in fashion, trends in technology are rarely cyclical. You’d never see someone earnestly using an old 80’s car phone now that we have tiny, high-powered computers in our pockets.…
Isn’t Gluten Free Wine Just Wine?
Though only 1% of the American population (and 20-30% of the world) has celiac disease, many have decided that gluten doesn’t agree with their body and endeavor to cut it…
From Steel Tariffs to Wine Tariffs, China Retaliates
China has recently retaliated against the rate increases the Trump administration levied on steel and aluminum in March. The retaliation: raised tariffs on U.S. wines and a range of other…
Has Wine Finally Left The Oak Barrel Behind?
Wine hasn’t always been aged in oak barrels. In fact, wine greatly predates the oak barrels, and the advent of the oak wine barrel was primarily transportation-driven (you can read…
Stainless Steel Wine Gadgets Galore!
As wine lovers and wine industry partners, we’re positively tickled by how many innovative new wine gadgets come out each year. It seems as though wine enthusiasts can never stop…
Is Award-winning Wine Worth It?
Medals are a good thing, right? Whether it’s in the Olympics or in the wine cellar, you always go for gold. While we’ll hear more about figure skating in February,…