Whether your candidate or issue won or lost or begins its litigious journey, there are lots of wines to celebrate a hard-fought victory, drown your political sorrows or make the post-election chaos   

When is sparkling wine from France not champagne? When it's from Burgundy. The region most known for producing world-renowned and oft-temperamental pinot noir also offers a category of sparkling whit  

When shopping for wine, "affordable" and "good" are an oxymoron when perusing the pinot noir bins. Part of the joy of wine is discovering those wines that buck against the common notions and rules   

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." Shakespeare could have been describing oft-underrated, misunderstood rosé wines, which can also be known as  

As the cicadas start to wind down in our backyards, it's time to fire up the grill, just in time for our all-American Independence Day. If you're like me, there's nothing that tastes more like the F  

Transformation isn't the sole province of sloppy heterosexual men or tired rooms in a home, as recent makeover shows might suggest. Wines can take on different experience depending on the wine-maki  

Sometimes being a wine wonk means being a detective. There are lots of great wine finds out there, but they often require some digging and some sleuthing. There's no better example than "second label  

Among my prized possessions is a copy of Windows on the World Complete Wine Course, signed by esteemed wine critic, Kevin Zraly. He wrote, "It is easy for me to give you a hundred dollar bottle of   

Wine lovers, mark your calendars! The granddaddy of local tastings, the annual CINCINNATI INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL, is fast approaching, bringing together wines and wine lovers for the 13th cons  

I was recently asked to serve as a judge for the 2004 Cincinnati International Wine Festival (March 5-6). You don't need to be a wine writer to judge wines -- anyone can sample and assess wine. If