Dan Berger
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How Much Do You Know?
If you’re someone who struggles with choosing a wine at a restaurant, this might help.
Great Wine Deserves Great Cheese
Great wine and great cheese may cost more than the ordinary stuff, but there is a reason.
Rain in Vineyards
Grapevines, in addition to being hardy critters that can protect themselves from many stresses, are in hibernation now.
Natural Wine
Very few natural wines will be found in supermarkets because they are usually made in tiny quantities.
Giving Grenache the Respect It Deserves
Grenache’s aromas and flavors are fascinating, with pomegranate and cranberry replacing the nearly ubiquitous black cherry and plum of cabernet and merlot.
Cabernet
Many red wines, not just cabernets, recently have become so intensely colored and flavored that they defy identification.
Making Low-Alcohol Wine
By definition, wine has alcohol. Without it, most nonalcoholic wines are thin and lackluster.
Aromatic Intrusions
Embracing the aroma of wine has to be done in the right environment.
It’s Champagne Season
Sparkling wines, from Champagne to affordable California bubblies, make a reliable food pairing year-round.
Chenin Blanc
Chenin is a noble grape, one with a long and storied history in France’s Loire Valley.
