Tag: wine
VINsights: Pattern Recognition For Red Wine Traits
Red wines may be less diverse in body and flavor intensity than whites, but they do range more widely in aromatic character. This is because most …
Spotlight On New York Cab Franc
Cabernet franc is New York’s most widely planted red vinifera grape variety, with 638 acres under vine. Cab Franc Forward NY, a grassroots initiative driven by the wineries, aims …
Tips For Wine Cocktails
Wine-based cocktails can be a great alternative to traditional mixed drinks as they are low in alcohol, lighter and more approachable. The versatility of wine cocktails …
VINsights: Acidity—The Source of Wine’s Superpowers
Acidity is wine’s most distinctive feature and one of the only wine components tasted with the tongue alone. It is perceived as a sour sensation on …
Wine Reviews: American Wines
For our latest round of wine reviews, we asked our national wine panel to taste and rate American Wines. As always, these reviews include tasting notes, …
Making Sense of Fortified Wines
Fortified wines are wines to which distilled spirit has been added at the winery. They usually contain 15% to 20% alcohol, so they taste stronger and …
Tips For Working With A Sommelier
Many people are intimidated at the thought of working with a sommelier in restaurants. That’s often because some believe that the somm’s primary job is to …
Navigate The Wine Aisle Like A Pro
With summer entertaining season coming up, you might find yourself wine shopping and struggling to figure out which bottles to choose for a gathering. It’s hard to know …
Why We Decant Certain Wines
Decanters have long been used to make wine look pretty, or to control its temperature, but improving flavor by decanting is a relatively recent phenomenon. It …
Wine Reviews: Favorites of 2022
We asked panelists to recall their favorite wines they drank in 2022. These are the most-memorable bottles popped in the past 12 months, representing many different …
