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When we say that someone is thin-skinned, we usually mean that they are sensitive and do not handle adversity well. Pinot noir grapes are literally thin-skinned and especially susceptible to frost, infections and disease. A hot climate can cause the...

When we say that someone is thin skinned, we usually mean that they are sensitive and do not handle adversity well. Pinot noir grapes are literally thin skinned and especially susceptible to frost, infections, and disease. A hot climate that can cau...

August 13 is designated as the day that we celebrate with that ever-popular Italian bubbly known as prosecco, which takes its name from a village in north-eastern Italy. Although the law allows for a non-sparkling one I have yet to see any and, altho...

The Mendel Winery is the result of Roberto de La Mota, one of Argentina´s most respected and experienced winemakers, joining with a near century old Argentinian family. Their sole objective is to produce wines of unquestionable superior quality expr...

Today we will head to the Southern Hemisphere and visit Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, as this is the time to have cricket on our minds – and hopefully wine – as these three nations do both passionately. The Jim Barry Winery is situated in...

On February 4 I wrote of selecting the appropriate wine after just being told by my wife that Michael Aday – you knew him better as Meat Loaf – had died and we had lost one of the greatest rock and roll artists. I said that I opened a bottle of Bogl...

I noted that the column by fellow writer Catherine Burns last week was titled “Cost-saving kitchen tips” and I have received e-mails asking if I would consider doing the same – so here goes. I will discuss the wines that I have always referred to as,...

For this special weekend for folks that hail from the United States, I will discuss wines only from their country – wines that have also been given a special name. As the laws of this nation require that a wine must be at least 75 per cent made from...

Today I am just thinking back to some of the wines that I have enjoyed during this month, and I would like to share my thoughts with you. A few weeks ago, my wife picked out two mixed cases of very reasonably priced reds, with the intention of narrow...

If we were sitting on our porch in ancient Greece, and sipping a glass of wine, chances would have been that it was a field blend of red and white grapes that very likely had some water added to it. It would also have been, in today’s parlance, a ro...