My friend Laura tipped me off to a sale at K&L Wine Merchants website of this magnificent Washington State chard made by Charles Smith and Brennon Leighton for their SIXTO label, named for musician ...

It’s easy to be overwhelmed at the staggering variety of wine glass shapes, sizes and colors. But does it need to be so complicated? Do you really need cabinets full of wine glasses to meet the ...

I take a sip of wine, and it floods across my mouth–a perfectly balanced cabernet that tastes of yeast, fruit, and stone. Then I take a sip from another glass. This wine strikes the tip of my tongue ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Many of us tend to drink all of our wine out of the same type of glass. But local sommelier Leslee Miller fromAmusee Wine says the glass really does make a difference in how a ...

If the last time you went out to buy wine glasses you came home with a five-alarm headache and a bag of plastic tumblers, you, like me, have probably asked yourself: Why, why are there so many kinds ...

Chilean love poet Pablo Neruda kept an array of multi-colored glasses at his beach house in Isla Negra, believing their color impacted the taste of his wine. The effect of color on taste relates to ...

A French glassmaker is hoping to revolutionise the experience of drinking wine with a new design that promises to settle the age-old argument between alcohol and the grape. The tulip-shaped glass, ...

The only time I have trouble writing about wine is when I have a bad cold. Make that a bad cold with sinus infection and a touch of bronchitis. Somehow, my ability to describe wine gets completely ...

A glass of wine can be the perfect way to unwind after a long day or bring out the flavors in your meal. Many wine lovers are learning that a stemless glass has its benefits. Traditional, long-stemmed ...

There are plenty of good reasons to be skeptical of snobby wine culture. Regardless of what so-called experts will tell you, expensive wine doesn't always taste better, a few ice cubes won't ruin your ...

In my recent column on the Alta Langa sparkling wine region of Piedmont, Italy, I came across a story about a wine glass that had been designed specifically for the wines of the region. Made by the ...

It’s easy to be overwhelmed at the staggering variety of wine glass shapes, sizes and colors. But does it need to be so complicated? Do you really need cabinets full of wine glasses to meet the ...