What’s in a name? That which we call champagne by any other name would still taste as delicious. But, as we know, not all bubbles are deemed champagne. There’s cava, prosseco, and crémant de bourgogne (not to mention the many examples of other domestic or...
Each person has their favourite wine aisle at their liquor store: some head for France, others search for Italy, and some move to the ever-faithful USA for their vino. Plenty of wine regions produce a multitude of wines, but many only have one or two specialties....
Refreshing white wines match with sunny patios and hot days, while bold, tannic red wines earn their keep by a replace on a winter night. Common sense. But what about the shoulder season? What if you’re eating sea bass on a rainy spring day? Or sipping wine on a patio...
Cabernet sauvignon? Everybody knows that one. Riesling? It’s that German sweet stuff, right? Malbec? From Argentina, great with steak. Pinot noir? That’s the fancy stuff the guy in the wine movie went crazy for. We all know our favourite varietals, but what about...
