Barbera is a purple skinned grape used to produce light bodied red wines in Piedmont, Italy as well as New world productions in...

Over the past decade, I have found that Zinfandel has become one of my favorite domestic grape varietals. It is definitely a United...

Muscat or Moscato, in Asti from northern Italy is another grape that many people associate with sweeter style wines. This is often the...

Sangiovese is the principle grape in the wines of Tuscany, Italy. It is used to make Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, and Vino...

I just wrote the other day about Viognier, and I realized that almost all of my blog posts, thus far, have been about aromatic white...

I am frequently told that Riesling is sweet. I have guests who chuckle when Riesling is mentioned, as if it is a faux pas to enjoy such a...

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 Blanc, called Pinot Bianco in Italy, is the third mutation of Pinot Noir that I have wrote about for this site, there are more......

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...

My friend asked me the other day about Lagrein. She had never heard of the varietal before, and was ordering a selection of various wines...