Many people are surprised to find out the truth about United States wines.  Most assume that the best wines in the world are produced in France or areas of the Mediterranean, and while it’s true that many people may prefer or know more about French wines, there are many varieties of wines from the [...]

Making wine is probably as old as humankind itself, and one of the oldest winemaking regions in the world is Italy.  Italian wines traces their roots as far back as the Roman Empire, and probably even before that.  Rome is the city that began bottling wines for ease of transportation, storage and use.  Today, [...]

Many would-be wine drinkers are put off by the idea that they have to come up with an elaborate and expensive wine storage method (along with many bottles of wine) before they can start enjoying the pastime of drinking and enjoying wine. However, this is not the case at all.  Wine can be [...]

It’s true that real sommeliers don’t often think Australian wines when considering the finest vineyards in the world.  However, believe it or not, Australia is the fourth-largest exporter of wine in the world, with some 105 million gallons of wine exported per year.  That’s over 400,000,000 liters, for you non U.S. readers!  And with [...]

For a real wine lover there is probably nothing more enjoyable than trying a new vintage or brand and finding it so completely satisfying. But if there’s one problem with trying a new vintage or brand it must be the time and effort that goes into shopping around all your options.  One of the [...]