From Australia comes a new series of wines with a wacko name; "Fish Eye."Come-on, Fish Eye … that name will never go over in the Northeast. When one gets the fish eye from a northeasterner, it ain't good. It usually is preempted by a finger pulling down the lower...

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own vineyard? There was a commercial recently on television that ridiculed the idea of becoming a vineyardist to augment ones retirement. Well, the possibilities are definitely there to purchase an existing vineyard and get into...

Destiny, kismet or fate, but it was inevitable that sooner or later the wine industry would become intertwined with the cell phone age, more specifically, texting. The amalgamation finally happened when a winery named TXT Cellars was formed. To finalize their...

To start the new year off in a really great way, Mirassou vineyards, a California icon, who has been making wines in that state for 150 years, has released its newest vintages and they are a tribute to Mirassou, and the California style of winemaking which they had a...

The New Year's celebration is just around the corner, so, as a service to our readers, and because champagnes and sparkling wines are an integral part of the celebration, we thought that we should say a few words about those wines. There are a great many sparkling...

Is your favorite red wine cabernet sauvignon or merlot? If so, you are not alone, these varieties are today, the most popular red wines in the world. There was a time, about 500 years ago, when the only place that grew these grapes was the Bordeaux region of France...