Wine maps offer ways to understand not only the geography of wine, but also its styles and cultures. Wine maps contain a treasure trove of information Studying maps, an integral part of wine education ...

Elizabeth Gabay, MW is one of the world’s foremost authorities on rosé wines. Her recent book, Rosé: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution has quickly established itself as the definitive guide on ...

It may sound cliché, but half the fun of drinking wine is learning about what’s in your glass. If we’re being honest, not even a lifetime of studying could lead to mastery of the subject but… that’s ...

Learn about the "bones" of wine. Tannin is a compound in wine that's naturally occurring in the seeds, stems, and skins of grapes (it's also found in bark, wood, and leaves.) The term tannin came from ...

These six volumes, all published in 2022, are illuminating, surprising and just plain useful guides to better understanding wine and spirits. By Eric Asimov Wine, and spirits, have been with us for ...

You may have heard the phrase “Cult Wine” or “Cult Cabernet” and wondered what exactly it meant. Well, fear not, for there is no exact meaning. Rather, it is a term that is sometimes used to describe ...

WE LIVE IN a grape-centric age, when a grape variety is more than just a name on a label. For some wine drinkers, it’s a means of self-definition. I’ve heard people declare “I’m a Pinot Noir person” ...

Before I started learning about wine seriously, I was curious but confused. Wine labels seemed to conceal more than they revealed. I assumed Bordeaux and Chianti were types of grapes. I thought screw ...

YOU CAN LEARN how to fix a toilet, assemble a bookshelf or become a wine expert just by watching videos on YouTube. Or so the talent of YouTube would like you to believe. While the first two tasks can ...

It occurred to me recently that while Reverse Wine Snob is meant to be friendly enough that someone who knows nothing about wine could read it, I do use a number of terms in my wine reviews that may ...

Have you ever wondered how people come up with tasting notes on the back of a wine bottle? The ones that read something like, “Full-bodied with aromas of green peppercorn, graphite, dark chocolate and ...

For thousands of years, people have been making great wine in Tuscany. Known in Italian as “Toscana,” some of these wines remain some of the most revered — and most expensive — wines in the world. But ...