Tag: Wine

Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change.

So for this 4th of July, I want to honor the Victory Garden! Well, that and booze. Here are some fun and tasty cocktails, fresh from the garden.

Like our houses and our cars and our donuts, everything is bigger these days.

Perhaps our perceptions are predicated on the packaging.

Just what we've been waiting for - an automated home fermentation device that can turn fruit or honey into wine, mead, or cider.

In another case for consumer right-to-know, a new study demonstrates big differences between wines depending on the production method

Fusing her own blends of recycled glass to create jewels of light and color, this artist's gorgeous mosaics remind us of the spirit of nature.

Fruit flies play a role in all those fruity flavors we detect as we take whiff of wine fumes. Find out how.

The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease.

The global production of wine isn't keeping up with demand.

The natural chemicals in common foods and beverages can be turned into a useful antibacterial coating

The Spanish porrón is a glass pitcher in the shape of a watering can that gets passed around at big events. That way, there is no need for plastic glasses or washing up!

Here is a fun and spicy twist on a classic margarita using fresh cilantro and jalapeño.

Scott Gundersen makes art with corks, using up to 9,000 of the old bottle-stoppers to create each beautiful portrait.

Using fresh organic ginger and locally grown oranges, the eco-friendly Medlock Ames has created a drink that is complex, fresh and tangy.

Wrath's 2010 Ex Vite Pinot Noir is complete, with lots of black cherry and red raspberry. A bit fuller than your typical Pinot, this wine is as drinkable as it is food friendly.

Frei's 2009 Chardonnay touches your nose with hints of rose water, jasmine and other floral delights. But on the palette, it is swimming with honey and sweet butter and just enough acidity to make it all work.

Hahn SLH Estate's 2010 Chef's Table Viognier is one of the most interesting whites you'll ever smell. It's completely intoxicating with notes of white peach, banana, honeydew and jasmine. Only 100 cases were made, so get this one quickly!