Category: Wine Blog

There was a time when Australian wine was the butt of every European sommelier’s joke. Big, loud, and dangerously affordable — like if a rugby team started its own wine...

Vermentino is one of those wines you’ve probably had before but forgot to remember. It doesn’t scream for attention. It doesn’t have a marketing team. It’s the kind of wine...

Ham — in all its forms — is a contradiction on a plate. It’s salty, sometimes smoky, occasionally sweet, and frequently glazed in substances better suited to desserts. Which means...

Monastrell is the kind of wine that doesn’t introduce itself with a soft handshake. It shows up late, smells like wild herbs and smoke, and sits down at your table...

First things first: Petite Sirah is not a cute version of Syrah. It’s not a junior model, a spin-off, or a grape that got rejected from the Rhône for being...

If wine regions had a royal court, Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine would be the power-dressed cardinal in the corner — respected, feared, and always a little dramatic. With a name that literally means...

Let’s start with the basics — and the first misconception. Vinho Verde does not mean “green wine” in the sense that it’s eco-friendly, immature, or made for TikTok influencers in...

Let’s just get this out of the way: the Loire Valley is not a wine region. It’s 1,000km of passive-aggressive wine regions loosely pretending to get along. Imagine if Burgundy,...

There are wines that sip with a whisper. Wines that dance lightly across your palate, hinting at things, nodding to history, inviting you to taste again and consider. And then...

It is an unfortunate truth that Pinot Grigio rarely makes anyone’s heart race. No one swirls a glass of it and whispers, “This changes everything.” It is the agreeable plus-one...

It was only a matter of time.Two sparkling titans. One wine aisle. A million confused party guests. Champagne and Prosecco have been circling each other like glitzy rivals at a...

Spanish red wine is not here to whisper politely into your tasting glass. It’s not here to delicately flirt with your palate or quietly wait for food to make it...