TOP RATED WINE BARS IN CHARLESTON THAT YOU MUST VISIT Vacations are some of the best reasons to discover not just new places, but also the best wine bars. When traveling…

TOP 10 VINEYARDS IN CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS IN CALIFORNIA California is the largest and most important wine growing region of both the West Coast and the entire United States. Its viticultural…

TOP 10 VINEYARDS IN OREGON VINEYARDS IN OREGON One of the world’s youngest (but most promising) wine regions, Oregon first made its mark on the wine world in the 1960s…

TOP 10 VINEYARDS IN VIRGINIA Wine growing in Virginia dates back to the early seventeenth century, when English settlers at Jamestown unsuccessfully attempted to cultivate European vines. The coastal climate…

JUDGING THE JUDGINGS By Dan Berger Judging wine isn’t a science, though those who publish numbers for wine rankings imply it is equivalent to the grade placed on a math…

COMPETITIONS By Dan Berger The director of a national wine competition got a nasty note from the owner of a small winery saying he would not enter the wine competition…

COMPETITIONS WINE AUCTION VS. CHARITY AUCTION You may have heard about the various charity wine auctions that exist in northern California, and even a major wine auction in Florida. They…

WINE CLUBS WINE CLUBS FOR ENTHUSIASTS, NOVICES, & WINERIES While not a recent development, Wine Clubs have taken on a new and greater significance with wine enthusiasts and wineries in…