With winter still dragging its heels a bit, I thought that it would be nice to open a big box of sunshine. With that in mind I have put together a mixed case of sunny California wine. This mixed case should serve to highlight both the diversity of wine regions within California as well as the multitude different grapes grown. More

Wine of the Week: 2010 Franciscan Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Region & Country: Napa Valley, California, USA
Price: $28

Sometimes I chide myself for not giving enough attention to Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. More

Noble Rot is associated with some of the most famous sweet wines in the world such as Sauternes and Tokaji Aszú. Do you know what Noble Rot is, and how it contributes to the style of these wines? More

Wine of the Week: 2010 Viña Godeval Godello
Region & Country: Valdeorras, Spain
Price: $18

Every time I taste a Godello wine I am reminded why I am so in love with this Spanish white grape variety. More

Parker Points is a wine term that you hear bandied about quite a lot and often discussed critically. The term Parker Points refers to a score awarded to a wine by Robert M. Parker Jr., the most influential wine critic of the past 20-30 years. More

This kitchen has a secret. As you can see in the photo above, the wall of custom cupboards slides open to reveal... More

Have you ever been uncorking a bottle of wine and, hey bingo, the cork breaks apart? You try again but now the cork starts to really disintegrate and all you have are bits of cork and dust for your efforts. What do you do? This is where my uncool kitchen tool comes in very handy. More

I have only negative memories of boxed wine: from college basement parties to my grandmother's tennis friends in Arizona, it never held my interest. But things are changing and boxed wine is not only becoming cooler, it's simply starting to make more sense. More

Wine of the Week: 2010 DiamAndes de Uco Malbec
Region & Country: Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
Price: $25

As regular readers know, I have long been a fan of Malbec wines, deliciously juicy and packed with flavor... More

Brett (or Brettanomyces to give it its full name) can be quite a controversial word. Readers may have heard a wine described as 'bretty' or having a bit of 'brett." Do you know what Brett means? More