Elizabeth Gabay, MW is one of the world’s foremost authorities on rosé wines. Her recent book, Rosé: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution has quickly established itself as the definitive guide on ...

It may sound cliché, but half the fun of drinking wine is learning about what’s in your glass. If we’re being honest, not even a lifetime of studying could lead to mastery of the subject but… that’s ...

Actors Nickolas Grace (L) and Jeremy Irons in character as Anthony Blanche and Charles Ryder on the set of period drama Brideshead Revisited, circa 1981. (Photo by TV Times via Getty Images) James ...

Learn about the "bones" of wine. Tannin is a compound in wine that's naturally occurring in the seeds, stems, and skins of grapes (it's also found in bark, wood, and leaves.) The term tannin came from ...

As much as I love Italian red wines, and I really do, the entire subject is hard to write about, and not least because writers get little help from the producers. Let's start with the greatest red in ...

These six volumes, all published in 2022, are illuminating, surprising and just plain useful guides to better understanding wine and spirits. By Eric Asimov Wine, and spirits, have been with us for ...

If you’ve ever stared blankly at a wine list, wondering what exactly separates a dry wine from a sweet one — or where the heck “semi-dry” fits in — you’re not alone. These common wine sweetness ...

You may have heard the phrase “Cult Wine” or “Cult Cabernet” and wondered what exactly it meant. Well, fear not, for there is no exact meaning. Rather, it is a term that is sometimes used to describe ...

WE LIVE IN a grape-centric age, when a grape variety is more than just a name on a label. For some wine drinkers, it’s a means of self-definition. I’ve heard people declare “I’m a Pinot Noir person” ...

When a waiter pours a sip of wine for us to taste from a just-opened bottle, he’s offering us the opportunity to judge whether it’s flawed. We swirl and sniff. But what are we supposed to be smelling?