Washington’s wines
If you want to understand what makes Washington state's wines so delicious — and sometimes so unique — all you need to do is just look at the place. At...
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Gewurztraminer: A grape like no other
The white wine grape gewurztraminer is a world of its own. No other grape, when made into a wine, can boast that it has perfume and flavor as fierce as...
Italian wines demand food at table
When you taste Italian wines by themselves, away from food, you may be disappointed. If any theme is shared by such a diverse group of grapes and regions, it is...
Crisp wines for a Tex-Mex pizza
The origin of pizza is obscure; what it has become is not. Anything goes, as this multicolored Tex-Mex version well shows. In the spirit of the dish, why not have...
Madeira: A historic sip
Madeira is the Doctor Who of wine. With it, in it, through it, you will travel through time as with no other wine. Its own soul is old, this fortified...
How Italian wines are named
By some accounts, Italian is the most mellifluous of the world's languages. But when it names the wines of Italy, it also may be the most misunderstood. An Italian wine...
Catfish in tomato sauce needs wine with acidity
When what you're eating contains a lot of acidity — whether from vinegar, citrus or other fruit — then you need a wine with a correlative level of acidity, too....
Catfish in tomato sauce needs wine with acidity
When what you're eating contains a lot of acidity — whether from vinegar, citrus or other fruit — then you need a wine with a correlative level of acidity, too....
Rose wines pair beautifully with tomatoes’ acidity
Here, a paean to pink, for this is not only the season for dry rose but also its reason. Few wines are more versatile with food than dry pink wines,...
Rose wines pair beautifully with tomatoes’ acidity
Here, a paean to pink, for this is not only the season for dry rose but also its reason. Few wines are more versatile with food than dry pink wines,...