Looking for wines with lighter tannins? This vinification technique is key. To pick a bottle of wine can often feel like roulette, especially when wine terms like “malolactic fermentation” and ...

Just how does grape juice become wine anyway? In today's edition of Ask The Expert we examine the core process behind the transformation of grapes into the product we love so much - wine! For our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good.

Winemaking is a delicate balance of science, nature and artistry that varies from vintner to vintner. You can smell, taste and feel the winemaker’s approach to this balance in each glass.

One of the great conversations in the wine world right now centers on the topic of natural wine. Natural wine has supporters, it has detractors, it has people in the middle that aren't sure. Believe ...

Every piece of the winemaking puzzle involves a series of decisions. It’s said that great wine is made in the vineyard. In reality, it certainly starts there, but winemaking is a process that involves ...

Deep green wine bottles whir along in a neat row. They twist and twirl through the mechanical line as if they were practicing a perfectly timed dance. Their audience: safety-goggled college students.

I was first introduced to natural wines in Paris about 20 years ago. My initial tasting experience did little to convince me this approach to winemaking would survive. Many showed faults reflecting ...

I’ve written 600 columns in this space and we have never explored the basics of winemaking. So, this week let’s look at the process from field to bottle. Winemaking 101, if you will. We all know it’s ...

To pick a bottle of wine can often feel like roulette, especially when wine terms like “malolactic fermentation” and “carbonic maceration” are involved. However, if you understand a few key ...