Have you ever wondered what makes a good wine a great wine? While there is a subjective nature to wine there are several ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. - More and more homeowners across the country are becoming very interested in proper wine storage. For these people, the $10 countertop wine rack from Target is not good enough.

Michael Sebastiani and Paul Giusto were running a half marathon, a race snaking through the Sonoma Square with stations set up with water, energy drinks and yes, wine. Giusto said, "Hey man, there's ...

Unlike winemakers, who can go to school to study enology and viticulture with a formal university curriculum, most wine writers are self-taught. Call it on-the-job training. When I moved to Napa in ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mi - A new virtual training program was unveiled at the annual Michigan Wine Industry conference. The Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance, VESTA, was created by ...

According to Lynda Paulson, there’s an old story in Napa/Sonoma wine countries: “Louis Martini told his tasting staff, ‘if I catch you making a sales pitch for our wine, you will be fired.’ Selling ...

One of the most common questions I get in my wine classes is, “How do you recognize all of those different aromas and flavors in wine?” While some of us are born with more sensitive noses and palates, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the global wine industry. This article is more than 7 years old. Working with wine is a dream career for many—beautiful ...

A splash of New Zealand sauvignon blanc could be described as 'cat's pee.' (Staten Island Advance/Clemente Thiery) “I never get those flavors from a wine”: That’s a common lament I hear from those who ...

Judges sampled 91 wines made with locally grown grapes at the June 4 Ramona Valley Vineyard Association’s (RVVA) 2025 Wine Competition. Winners will be announced at the annual awards banquet from 6 to ...