Whenever Italian wine is mentioned, one of the first words that comes to mind is 'Chianti.' It is without question the most familiar wine designation for Italian wine in this country. The Consorzio Vini Chianti embarked on the Chianti lovers ...

This is the second installment in Frescobaldi’s pace-setting Luce platform, and it is a bracing, muscular entry. A robust blend of Merlot, Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon is aged for a year in small French oak barrels and nurtured in the ...

A quiet locale off the beaten path in Napa Valley, the Coombsville vineyard of Faust Family Estate is making waves among producers of California Cabernet Sauvignon that can be felt all the way from its ancient live oaks along the ...

Sonoma County is one of the most beautiful wine country destinations in the world. Those who have visited often compare it to the Loire Valley in France. The wine tasting experience there has just been given a major boost with ...

Zinfandel is historically recognized as the grape that birthed the California wine industry. Planted in the 1850s, just after the 1849 Gold Rush, by Eastern European immigrants, most notably, Agoston Haraszthy, known as the Father of California Viticulture, it was, ...

Joliet Restaurant Week April 15-30 saw the Grand Opening of Joliet’s first winery, Bishops Hill Winery. That’s right, you don’t have to take the trip to California to taste some great wine, you can have it in the spacious tasting ...

The French are great at inventing beautiful sounding words that describe a concept or a state of being. Such words fall under the class of ‘stative’ words. These words are often so perfect in their simplicity that other languages, such ...

White lilacs, bracing lemon and layers of cantaloupe, ripe apricots and Georgia peaches coupled with ginger snaps and warm Parker House rolls make this a medium-bodied sparkling wine from California that really stands out against the ever-increasing pack.

WINE OF THE WEEK Claire Patelin 2019 Sauvignon Blanc First I'll tell you about the region. The wine is a young Sauvignon Blanc from the Coast of Gascony (Cotes de Gascogne), the sweepingly beautiful area of southwestern France that is ...

It would be difficult to find a California Chardonnay that delivers such an abundance of ripe fruit flavors and lemon- lime zest for such a modest price as this delightful Monterey Chardonnay 2018 from Hess Collection. Priced at a mere ...

Lively guitar music and the singing of ethnic songs, mounds of thinly slice ‘Jamon’ (sliced prosciutto), Feta Cheese Burek, Rada’s Perfect Ushtipci, Cevapchichi and Crispy Calamari were the order of the day in a multi-ethnic celebration of Simply Great Italian ...

Merchandise Mart event to benefit Respiratory Health Association, visit chill.luxehome.com for info. The years premiere Wine and Culinary Event and the unofficial kick-off of the Holiday gustatory season; LUXEHOME CHILL in cooperation with Wine Spectator goes virtual for 2020. In ...

Dry Creek Vineyard has been making Fume Blanc for 48 years. The winery is synonymous with Fume Blanc. Founder David Stare was the first to plant Sauvignon Blanc grapes in the Dry Creek Valley appellation of Sonoma County. When the ...

The French are famous for creating words that do more than simply describe an object, an emotion or a place. They use words that embody a concept. Such a word is one commonly used in the wine industry, terroir. It ...

What wine goes best with BBQ, Pizza or a good, juicy hamburger (made with organic grass feed beef) The answer is simple- Juan Gil Monastrell Honoro Vera Organic Red Wine 2018. At just $10 a bottle, it is a surprisingly ...