Tag: wine
The 2023 Wine Growth Brands Awards: The Top Bottles
by: Melissa Dowling
After some slight ups and downs during the first three years of the pandemic, total wine consumption took a dip in 2022. It decreased 1.1% last …
Why We Decant Certain Wines
by: Marnie Old
Decanters have long been used to make wine look pretty, or to control its temperature, but improving flavor by decanting is a relatively recent phenomenon. It …
Winetasting: Forever Learning at Bodegas Bianchi
by: Kyle Swartz
In winemaking, as any craft, the learning never stops. Especially at a 95-year-old producer like Bodegas Bianchi, founded in 1928 in Mendoza, Argentina, where current Wine Director …
SIMI Wines Low-cal Brightful Chardonnay
by: Melissa Dowling
SIMI Wines has launched its first-ever low-calorie, low-alcohol wine: Brightful Chardonnay, with 80 calories per serving and 9% ABV. Using the same fruit sourcing, SIMI’s winemaking …
Three Ways Rosé Wine is Made
by: Marnie Old
Rosé can be a bit of a mystery. Labels rarely offer much information about how the style is made. Books and classes explain that pink wines …
Pairing Wine with Spicy Foods
by: Marnie Old
Foods with spicy heat can be stimulating and enjoyable, but are also famously hard to pair successfully with wines. Some wines are better equipped than others …
Tasting the 2022 Beaujolais Nouveau Wines
by: Kyle Swartz
Beaujolais Nouveau Day is the third Thursday of November, when this classic French region releases wines from its latest harvest. Bottled only weeks after harvest, these …
New Zealand’s Forrest Wines and Rongopai
by: Melissa Dowling
Quintessential, a family-owned and operated import, marketing and sales company that represents family-owned wineries from around the world, will be the sole U.S. importer for two …
Wine Sales Continue to Slide, According to 2022 Wine Handbook
by: Melissa Dowling
Wine sales continue to struggle, according to the Beverage Information Group’s 2022 Wine Handbook, recently published. The wine category saw its volume fall -0.5% in 2021, dropping …
Wine Reviews: Bottles Under $30
by: Melissa Dowling
For our latest wine panel, we asked panelists to taste and rate wines with a price tag under $30. These represent great quality at an affordable …
