A cup of wine is medicine, a gallon of wine is ruin. (Korean) A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. (Italian) A restive morsel needs a spur of wine. (French) Above all, avoid quarrels excited by wine. (Roman) After stuffing pears within,...

Wine has been made by humans for over eight thousand years. First made from wild grapes, today wine is produced from grapevines grown in cultivated vineyards. Vineyards produce not only wine grapes but fresh table grapes and raisins for eating as...

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation of grape juice.[1] The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.[2] Although other fruits like apples and...

Tony Finnerty, senior wine buyer at Budgens, Ask: why not stock wines from Uruguay? Strengths Uruguay is unlikely ever to have the presence of Chile or Argentina for volume, but its wine has an excellent export future. The country is...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING before dawn on New Year's Day? If you are a dedicated ice wier in Germany or Canada, you have put your holiday plans on hold in order to harvest frozen grapes. However unpleasant this sacrifice, the resulting product is clearly...

Naked, Naked, Naked A new trend gaining popularity in chardonnay wine production is the absence of oak: Naked Chard. To be sure this is a trend that is gaining momentum with wine producers throughout the world. The credit for this change rests with you, consumers...

   Wines of Change or Leaving Your Wine Comfort Zone The promise of spring and early summer ushers in change on all fronts; the rebirth of trees and flowers is the catalyst to break us out of our winter mold. New seasonal foods arrive daily....