Amazon Wine
You may be just a few clicks away from buying decent wine at an affordable price. Amazon Wine simplifies wine buying. Enter the web page, click on your preferred grape variety,…
The Origin of the ‘Margarita’ Cocktail…Also, Mexican Winemakers
A recent article in the New York Times tells of Mexican winemakers getting established in northern California. No surprise. Their families have picked grapes, worked cellars, and grown accustomed to…
California Central Coast Wine Tastings
Before exploring the topography of taste, it pays to learn general geography. So I bought a map. Then another. Before venturing out to taste wines within Central California, it…
Coravin Review…and Random Red Tasting
There's a new wine toy on the market. This gadget appears stellar for those who can exercise restraint. The Coravin device extracts wine from your bottle - without you having…
Roundwood Press is Born
Vino Voices now belongs to a larger family. Roundwood Press, launched in May, is the proud publisher of Vino Voices as well as a dozen other books. In the coming months, we'll publish…
Moscato di Scanzo – Back to Basics in Bergamo, Italy
Fifty kilometers northeast of the Italian city of Milan, where the plains of Lombardy shove against the Orobie Alps, both Romans and Venetians chose to establish a hills slope as…
Wine Quotes
Here are a few quotes about the beverage we love - by winemakers and wine drinkers. "Well, in wine you have to let go of the ego. You have to…
Long Road through Languedoc
Most likely, here is what you know about wines from the Languedoc region of southern France, and here is what you should know - but don't. First, the Languedoc has…
No Ice Wine in Iceland
Well, maybe there is. But here's the question: what wine are they drinking in Iceland? Simple answer - they are drinking beer. More comprehensive answer is also simple, but far…
Wine, Life, and Insight along the Gironde
The relatively little town of Blaye, a 45 minute drive northeast of Bordeaux city, perches on the Gironde estuary. From here you catch a ferry across to the more renowned…