California’s wine history spans nearly 300 years, stretching from the mid-1700s, when Spanish missionaries planted vines for sacramental wine, to today, when the state has over 615,000 acres of ...

These are our 2023 taste test results. They are still valid and available, but stay tuned for our 2024 results with fresh recommendations coming soon. Our independent wine taste tests uncover the best ...

Any good-quality white wine can be used for cooking. Don’t discount off-dry styles, which add a lovely complexity to savoury dishes. Use white wine to marinate pale meats such as pork or poultry ...

Cheap vinegar, produced from inferior red wine, will give poor results to your finished dish. Buy good quality, aromatic vinegar with a complex flavour. The label will often specify which type of ...

Bernadette Machard de Gramont is a freelance writer specializing in food, wine, and kitchen products, specifically cookware. With a culinary degree, a master's in journalism, and nearly 20 years ...

Although most of the country’s wine production comes from Mendoza, we’re seeing more selections from vineyards in Salta in the northwest region of the country and Patagonia. To my taste ...

Where in the world to find wines that are big and bold, but also a bargain? South America would be a good bet, but the wine region I’m thinking of is in Western Europe. With over 250 different ...

Anything with sesame is his all-time favorite food this week. I tried this wine club and have to say the hit rate of solid wines was extremely high for my moderately experienced palate.

The typical wine bottle holds 750 milliliters or 25.4 fluid ounces. To my way of thinking, a bottle yields four glasses and a splash, though in most restaurants it’s five glasses and ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Uncorking wine and spirits adventures around the world. Similar to the proliferation of meal kit startups a few years back, the wine ...

These are our 2023 taste test results. They are still valid and available, but stay tuned for our 2024 results with fresh recommendations coming soon. Sparkling white wines such as cava, crémant and ...