William Rice

Ever since trade between South Africa and the United States resumed, wine lovers here have been hoping to be smitten by some of the little known but highly praised wines...

If half of your holiday gathering likes red and the other half likes white, Thanksgiving presents a fine opportunity to make the rose compromise. Consider wines like these two, produced...

Holidays are coming, and we know what that means: Family and friends will be coming for dinner or just dropping by. So if only in self-defense, it's time to stop...

Ensemble stands high on the list of the names California vintners have coined in attempting to set their blended wines apart from the competition. The name sounds elegant and implies...

Expressing admiration for Lindemans Bin 40 Merlot, from southeastern Australia, is no solitary activity. Its sales already make it the No. 1 imported merlot in the United States, so there...

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It's fall and suddenly the wine lover's selection of what to drink with dinner becomes a little more difficult. The light, harmless quaffing wines of summer no longer suffice, but...

Wine mavens talk endlessly about the nuances of wine, and we can learn by listening to them. Sooner or later, though, comes the moment of truth when we actually taste...

Soave, the famous white wine of Italy's Venetoregion, has suffered a loss of reputation in recent years. It is dismissed as a mere thirst-quencher devoid of personality. The Zeni brothers...

High among foods we take for granted is the olive. It garnishes martinis and sandwiches and is passed at cocktail parties, and seldom requires an extra fee to partake of....