Identify Wines

Whether it is Alluvium, Meritage, Fume or a myriad other words that wine makers use to identify their wines, such names can be confusing to the general consumer. But there are ways to alleviate the confusion ...Read More

3Wine has been a major part of Germany for many centuries. Until the twentieth century, Germany was considered France's rival for it's importance in the wine world. In the last hundred years, however, their ...Read More

2Have you ever opened a bottle of wine and known it was "off," just by the first sniff? You are not alone. An average of 7 to 10% of all wine produced in the world is affected by TCA, or Trichloranisole. It is ...Read More

2The Loire Valley in the Northwest of France is so large that it's difficult to consider one region, but that is how it is classified in many text books. The subregions within the Loire make distinctive wines ...Read More