I toured 6 wineries in the Verde Valley of Arizona. The region is young in terms of wine production, most plantings around the year 2000....

WineTime Online now offers a gift card. It is a great way to give a gift that actually brings your friends or family together for a...

Blaufränkisch is a dark skinned, late ripening grape produced all around eastern Europe and carries many different names. It is sometimes...

I love autumn weather, and I want to take the opportunity to see a couple more vineyards before the season ends. I am pretty busy in my...

I am really excited to be showing these wines. I have always been aware that New York is among the top four wine producing states in the...

Yes, wines of New York is a category that I am excited to explore with my guests at Wine Time Online. As early as 2004, when I began...

If you have attended my classes, you know that I have a fairly concise description of the production process of red wines, It comes down...

Aaron and Tim went to Muscardini Cellars in Kenwood, Sonoma County. They are producing some very exciting Italian inspired wines. They...

Sonoma is cooler than Napa. Yep, I said it. The climate is more moderate, and the people are super chill. You are far more apt to have a...

Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area in the larger North Coast AVA of California. Napa Valley also contains several...

We are off to wine country! The WineTime Online crew is going to Napa and Sonoma to meet with some wine professionals and select wines...

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...

Absolutely some of my favorite wines produced in the world come from Alsace, on the French German border. The region lies between the...

In 1999, I worked in Minneapolis at a Brasserie. I learned several things about France, and French culture. Three have stayed with me for...

Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris is a rusty pink colored grape, a mutated clone of Pinot Noir, and most often makes a white wine. I will...

Some people love it, and some, not so much. Frequently, especially Chardonnay will showcase a buttery texture, and even aroma. It is a...

Pinot Noir is the black grape of Burgundy France, it is produced all over the world and is the principle component in Champagne...

In the last few weeks I have been asked to do private groups with guests that wanted to create a specific curriculum catered to a special...

Ten years ago, I was walking through vineyards in the Columbia Valley. It was my first visit to Washington State and I was on a trip...