The Loire Valley is one of my favorite areas from which to source wines that win over guests to French wine. Loire wines are perhaps less...

After all of my winters in Minnesota, I have determined that I can handle winter here only by spending January in the southern hemisphere...

These days Carmenère is a grape varietal that many people may associate with Chile, although it is found all over the new world....

Early in my restaurant career, I worked at a big budget steakhouse in Minneapolis, a couple of them actually. Cabernet Sauvignon...

Malbec is from Bordeaux, France, where it is used as a blending grape in the Cabernet Sauvignon produced in the Medoc and the Merlot...