This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, early-ripening and thin-skinned. The ...

Primary Grape Chardonnay. This white grape takes its name from a village in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy in France. It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the ...

Primary Grape Chardonnay. This white grape takes its name from a village in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy in France. It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the ...

$24, Rosé, Still, France. Tasting note for this wine: Brilliant fuchsia in color, with its dark red currant and …See the full review, with rating and when to drink!

$13, White, Still, Michigan. Tasting note for this wine: Light floral aroma, with a soft, faint buttery note on the …See the full review, with rating and when to drink!

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Beefed-Up Grapes. Whoever first invented the process of fortification—adding neutral grape spirits to a wine—remains a mystery, but the style became immensely popular in the Spanish and Portuguese ...

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Should wine lovers have the right to buy wine from retailers in other states? The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it won’t decide—at least not in this session—declining to hear Sarasota Wine ...

Winemaker Marco Cappelli gave up “the bright lights of Napa Valley” for the serenity of the Sierra Foothills 20 years ago. He was ready for a change after 17 years as winemaker at Swanson Vineyards, ...