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Sulfites Added to Wine: The Reason You Get a Hangover?

Lee Schneider | Posted 04.10.2013 | Taste
Lee Schneider

Even in the world of organic wines, there is a spectrum. You can have many spirited conversations (pun intended) about how "pure" pure can be, and now natural a wine might be. How do you determine if the sulfites in wine are causing headaches?

Blind Taste Test: Cheap Wine vs. Expensive Wine

Kristen Aiken | Posted 06.06.2013 | Taste

Don't judge a wine bottle by its label.

Tips for Enjoying Wine at Affordable Prices This Holiday!

Elyse Luray | Posted 01.30.2013 | Taste
Elyse Luray

As a wine auctioneer, I've been privileged to travel across the country selling some of the worlds' bests wine for huge amounts of money. But here are my quick tips about enjoying wine at affordable prices!

An Easy Wine

Rolfe Hanson | Posted 10.25.2012 | Taste
Rolfe Hanson

Similar to a bag of Doritos, "slut wines" have some variety, striking packaging to contemplate, moderate satisfaction, and an obscure next-day lack of fulfillment. There's a place for a simple, sugary red, but there's room for so much more.

Germany's Top Dry Rieslings: Großes Gewächs

Richard Jennings | Posted 11.28.2012 | Home
Richard Jennings

Riesling is an incredibly versatile white grape, capable of being produced in virtually every form wine can take -- from sparkling and very dry, to off-dry and very sweet.

How To Have The Perfect Wine Tasting At Home

Ross Szabo | Posted 11.18.2012 | Taste
Ross Szabo

Avoid a power hour for wines. You can use crackers or drink water to neutralize your palate between wines. If you get tired of smelling wines, have some coffee grounds on hand to refresh your nose.

Don't Drink That, Drink This! 6 Go-To White Wines That Are Anything But Chardonnay

Mary Orlin | Posted 11.13.2012 | Home
Mary Orlin

How Chardonnay remains the most popular white wine sold in America is a mystery to me. So what's the alternative?

Roblar Winery's Posh Private Affair

Nancy Chuda | Posted 10.16.2012 | Home
Nancy Chuda

Roblar Winery is serious about two things; the method in which they grow their grapes and the utmost enjoyment the wine brings.

The 5 Most Popular Luxury Chardonnay Wines

Snooth | Posted 09.26.2012 | Home
Snooth

As the Snooth People's Voice Wine Awards enter their fifth week, we've discovered that a few of these luxury Chardonnays are quite popular with wine lovers. The current front runners are an interesting but delicious group.

Summer of Riesling: Bringing the Most Noble White Grape to Scale, With a Margarita and a Dash of Science

Eric Larkee | Posted 07.06.2012 | Miami
Eric Larkee

Riesling is one of the world's most misunderstood and most versatile grapes, but it is often the sommelier's favorite grape because it's so flexible with food and can act as a parachute for food-pairings.

Modern (And Often Boozy) Takes On Iced Tea

Imbibe | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Imbibe

We've rounded up a handful of cocktail and mocktail recipes that offer decidedly modern takes on the classic cooler.

Why You Should Drink More Riesling

David Rosengarten | Posted 06.30.2012 | Home
David Rosengarten

One could argue that we Americans have been a little slow on the Riesling uptake because of our national delusion that Riesling is necessarily sweet -- and therefore not good for food.

Top 10 Wine Myths That Won't Die

Honest Cooking | Posted 04.15.2012 | Home
Honest Cooking

Even if wine has become more and more demystified and accessible over the past several years -- there are still a few lingering myths out there.

3 White Wines For Red Wine Drinkers

Menuism | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Menuism

Red wine, it seems, has stolen all the thunder from its poor white counterpart. You never hear people raving about how they can't wait to pop open a big, brawny bottle of sauvignon blanc.

Great Wines for Beyond Earth Day

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Ari Bendersky

Every day should be Earth Day. And you can add drinking certain wine to your do-gooder checklist.

Your Wines for '09 Guide to Toasting the Inauguration

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Brett Ashley McKenzie

Whether you're attending an inaugural ball in D.C. or simply catching the celebration on TV, these diverse yet inspired selections will help you toast this pivotal moment in history in style.

How to Fake a Distinguished Wine Palate

Sophie Brickman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Sophie Brickman

Take a small sip of your wine, swish it around, and pretend to spit it out in your cup. Do not actually spit it out. You will not be able to make it through an entire evening with oenophiles otherwise.

Sebeka's South African Wines Meet the Wine Tastin' Seven

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Tony Sachs

I've written sporadically about spirits and cocktails for HuffPost, so does that qualify me to review wine as well? Ummm ... sure!

Why I Hate Sauvignon Blanc: Wine Review

Marlene Rossman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Marlene Rossman

However, if you want a marvelous bottle of Sauvignon Blanc that will not remind you of an incontinent feline, look for Santa Rita Sauv Blanc. It has aromas and flavors of tropical fruit.

Wine Review: Zinfandel (RED)

Marlene Rossman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Marlene Rossman

Zinfandel, with its flavors of chocolate-covered black cherries and blackberry jam, is a real crowd-pleaser and it's a natural with spicy-sweet foods like barbecued ribs in raspberry-chipotle sauce.

Wine Review: Can you say Viognier?

Marlene Rossman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Marlene Rossman

Think of Viognier's flavors as the love child of Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat (so what if it was a threesome?) It makes a marvelous aperitif wine to sip on its own, and it kicks butt with spicy Asian food.

Notes from a Sommeliere -- Pet Peeves

Marlene Rossman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Marlene Rossman

Lately here has been a great deal of bitching and moaning about restaurant waitstaff and wine service. Having been on both ends of the wine bottle, I can tell you that the feeling is often mutual.