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....

When I started studying wine, really studying in 2000, the curriculum included California, Washington, Oregon, and New York. The four...

Rkatsiteli is a grape varietal that I have only recently researched myself. I have been exploring wines that challenge me to think...

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...

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

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...

I am on a mission to enlighten people to a variety of wine producing grapes that do not get the attention that they deserve, but produce...

Marsanne is a grape varietal from the northern Rhone Valley of France. Marsanne usually portrays the role of rounding out the acidity in...

Melon de Bourgogne is rarely seen on the label of a wine bottle. The grape is used in the Loire Valley to produce the wines of Muscadet....

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...

One easy way to impress a food and wine person is to show them something that they have likely not seen in the past. Picpoul de Pinet is...

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

In January 2020, just before the world stood still for a year, I had the opportunity to spend six short days in New Zealand. I flew into...

Grüner Veltliner is produced in Austria, and has had an exciting growth in the last decade in the United States. These Austrian white...

Sémillon is a green grape variety that you have likely had, but never saw on the label. It is most frequently used in Bordeaux, France to...

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

Summer weather allows me to show more white wines to my guests, simply because it is hot, people who prefer red wines typically, seem to...

I love aromatic white wines. Viognier is one of my favorites. I first learned of the grape as the varietal used in the production of...

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...