All other non vinifera red varietal late harvest wines not listed- 6.1% and above residual sugar Bronze Pearmund Late Harvest Traminette 2011 All other non vinifera red varietal late harvest wines not listed -6.1% and above residual sugar Silver Coyote…
Over on our blog, The Alcohol Professor, Becca Yeamans-Irwin investigates the extraordinary case of Amar’e Stoudemire’s medicinal red wine soaks. The New York Knicks player swears by the therapeutic benefits of soaking in a hot bath filled with red wine…
During the Jewish high holiday season The Alcohol Professor, and writer William Schragis, has come to expect certain questions: What makes a wine kosher? What are the distinctions between Mevushal kosher and regular kosher? And, most importantly: What brands of…
There is no doubt that sweet wines have made a complete comeback. The younger crowd has embraced them and shaken off the perceptions that they are syrupy sweet 70’s no-no’s. Rieslings, Roses and Muscatos are making themselves right at home…
A lot of folks have reservations about sweet wine. If you’re one of them, let Madeline Blasberg change your mind. What better way to finish a nice meal than a small glass of rich port, or to add contrast to…
Amanda Schuster reports on The Alcohol Professor that the days when chilling a red was sacrilege may be gone. When it’s swelteringly hot and you are stuck in the city, you might be tired of an all white palette with the occasional…
The range of terroir in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in Southern France shape the winemaking philosophy of the region and Robin Goldsmith tells us about two visionary winemakers of the region over at The Alchohol Professor. Laurent Delaunay and Nerida Abbott…
Soccer season is around the corner, which definitely reminds Robin Goldsmith of Brazil, which was home to the most recent World Cup. She takes us through a journey of the long history of Brazilian winemaking over on our sister blog,…
Did you know that prior to the 1950’s England was generally considered to cold and too wet for quality wine production? However, through ingenuity and persistence the English wine industry has expanded both in quantity and quality in leaps and…
Robin Goldsmith tells us all about the the Languedoc-Roussillon, in the South of France. At 280,000 hectares, it is the largest vineyard area in the world. Nearly 1500 producers work the varied land of this area and these wines are…
