Wine Baskets

White, red, dessert or sparkling wines, port, mead, rose or champagne ... man’s courtship with this intensely sensory yet cerebral indulgence has stood the long test of time. A symbol of refinement and culture, wine was initially an upper-class predilection until its liquid charms enticed the masses.

Gourmet Wine Gift Baskets

Another heady gift basket that can bring smiles is the gourmet wine gift basket. A sure-fire hit with boss, family, friends or business associates, they toast any occasion with elan and encourage the art of hedonistic living! Weddings, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's, housewarming or birthday, get-well-soon wishes - all are appropriate occasions for these generous gift baskets.

Wine And Cheese Baskets

A popular gift during the holiday season or at exclusive events is the wine and cheese basket. The combination is as old as time, and wins hearts and favors with ease. It indicates a sophisticated palate and a superior appreciation for the good things of life.

A Taste Worth the Wait: One Step Beyond a Good Wine, Villa Bellentani Balsamic

Just a little beyond a good wine is an aged vinegar. In Modena it’s revered as balsamico. Gourmet chefs seem to have embraced the allure of balsamic vinegar in the last two decades, but it was tradition passed down in Italy from father to son over centuries that resulted in the large scale acceptance of the finest vinegar condiments the world has ever known.

Selecting the Right Ingredients for Home-Made Wine

Tips for selecting the right ingredients for home-made wine.

Wine Tasting Party

Hosting a wine tasting party is an elegant and delightful way to spend an evening with a few of your closest friends. It's up to you as far as choosing what wines to serve. There are white wines, red wines and sparkling wines.

Riesling on the Rise

You've probably heard the saying that if you don't like Chardonnay, it's because you haven't found the right one. Tongue and cheek aside, it bears witness to the great variety of different wines that all masquerade under the single title of Chardonnay, some so disparate as to hardly be recognizable as coming from the same grape. This phenomenon however is hardly limited to Chardonnay. Even wines with identities that are traditionally more strongly defined may vary widely from region to region. Riesling is one such versatile wine whose complexity, variety, and cellar longevity make it more than a worthy competitor for the title of most popular white wine.

The Wine Regions of Austria: Focus on Lower Austria

Lower Austria, called 'Niederosterriech,' is one of the four wine growing areas of Austria. Read here about the 8 sub-regions, which include the Wachau, famous for great Riesling and Gruner Veltliner wines.

Sherry - Spanish Sunshine in a Bottle! (part 3 Terms and Types)

Sherry has a language all its own to describe how it is made and the several types of sherry produced. This article introduces the different types of sherry and how they are made.

Ruster Ausbruch: the Specialty Dessert Wine from Austria

Ruster Ausbruch is an exquisite and rare dessert wine which can only be made in Austria. It is comparable to Ice Wine, Sauternes, and other styles of sweet dessert wine, and yet adheres to very strict production methods that make it stand above and apart.

Beer Brewing Big and Creative in America

The many faces of American Beer Brewing. There are multitudes of sites about beer online: beer making magazines to read, breweries to visit, associations for beer makers to join and festivals to attend. Of these sites, about 85% are based in the U.S. so the Americans seem to be leading the pack.

Greek Island Wine - Taste the Place

One person's experience imbibing the local wines in the context of the Greek isles.

Food and Wine Choice Advice from an Expert Wine Taster

Food and wine were meant for each other. Any self respecting Italian can tell you that there isn’t a meal created that isn’t enhanced by the right wine. But choosing the food and wine for dining al fresco by the Weber grill can be a challenge that stumps...

Wine Tasting - Is It Really An Art?

A brief discussion on the art of wine tasting.