I consulted wine wonder woman Julia Battaglini of Secco Wine Bar (2933 W. Cary St., (804) 353-0670) and River City Cellars and asked her to give me some frank answers on the questions I hear most ...

Recently, I conducted a wine tasting for a group of novice wine drinkers who were clear that they wanted a "wine for dummies" style class that would give them the foundation to understand what they ...

Adecade ago,wine educators Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy authored “Wine for Dummies,” and if sales are any hint, consumers do indeed feel like dummies when it comes to wine. Now in its third ...

New York (Reuters Life!) - Drinking wine is more fun than reading about it unless you have a book in one hand and a glass in the other. Wine can be complex or simple but several books can help clear ...

So when Sommelier LuciaLovesWine on TikTok shared this incredible Trader Joe’s find, we were already sold. “This French sparkling wine from Trader Joe’s is so good and affordable, it should be illegal ...

FLORENCE — Dennis Fraley is a registered nurse anesthetist in Florence, but dinner with a doctor piqued his curiosity about wine and wine culture. A little bit after that dinner, he picked up the book ...

Whether reading Wine for Dummies or surfing tasting-wine.com, I still can’t distinguish mahogany from purple or master the swish and smell. Does it have to be this hard? Can’t I just take a swig and ...

Most wine books have the shelf life of cheap muscatel. It's not always the fault of the books. The wine world is changing so rapidly that yesterday's sage advice is irrelevant today. There are ...

Despite many years in public radio, and even more in the wine business, I have managed to get myself in hot water over the pronunciation of a wine-related word. For the record, I am well aware that ...

TULSA, Okla. − Tulsa is home to one of the world’s Master Sommelier’s. There are only 273 worldwide, 25 of them are women. Tulsa resident Randa Warren earned the title in 2007 and is sharing her ...

Recently, I conducted a wine tasting for a group of novice wine drinkers who were clear that they wanted a "wine for dummies" style class that would give them the foundation ...

Call us old fashioned, but while we love canned hard seltzer, craft beer, and fancy cocktails as much as anyone, when we really want to treat ourselves we always opt for a bottle of bubbly. But not ...