I consulted wine wonder woman Julia Battaglini of Secco Wine Bar (2933 W. Cary St., (804) 353-0670) and River City Cellars and asked her to give me some frank answers on the questions I hear most ...

New York (Reuters Life!) - Drinking wine is more fun than reading about it unless you have a book in one hand and a glass in the other. Wine can be complex or simple but several books can help clear ...

Recently, I conducted a wine tasting for a group of novice wine drinkers who were clear that they wanted a "wine for dummies" style class that would give them the foundation to understand what they ...

Adecade ago,wine educators Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy authored “Wine for Dummies,” and if sales are any hint, consumers do indeed feel like dummies when it comes to wine. Now in its third ...

Most wine books have the shelf life of cheap muscatel. It's not always the fault of the books. The wine world is changing so rapidly that yesterday's sage advice is irrelevant today. There are ...

Once upon a time, buying sparkling wine for the holidays was simple: There was Champagne. (OK, there was also André Cold Duck, but let’s not go there. I’m still not even sure what it is.) But these ...

Red wine in wineglasses and Christmas ball against holiday lights background. With all the cooking and hosting that goes on in December, making sure your guests enjoy wines that pair well with the ...

So when Sommelier LuciaLovesWine on TikTok shared this incredible Trader Joe’s find, we were already sold. “This French sparkling wine from Trader Joe’s is so good and affordable, it should be illegal ...

Recommending a bottle of wine to go with a rare rib eye, say, or sautéed scallops, or wild mushroom risotto is all very well and good, but what about when all three of those dishes arrive at the table ...