The average TV viewer might not know much about the world of high-end wine, but the creators behind new series "Drops of God" hope to change that in only eight episodes. Shot across Japan, France and ...

“I don’t know anything about wine,” said the woman next to me as she looked deeply into a small glass of Tawny Port at a not-so-long-ago wine tasting. “But I do know one thing,” she continued, as she ...

You never know what you might get. The wine cellar at Hacienda del Sol has about 2,100 labels - one of the largest collections in the state - according to Andrew Record, one of the sommeliers. Hotel ...

"Eww, it's so sweet" is a gripe I love to hear when serving guests a not-so-dry wine because I know the following comment will be, "Oh, this is delicious!" What causes this presto change-o from yuck ...

Wine snobs often use odd terms to describe wines. We’ve all see a parody of the wine snob: an erudite personage, probably fancily dressed, holding the stemware just so and making declarations of ...

Learning about wine can be daunting. Pages-long wine lists, palpable elitism and foreign names can often throw off new wine drinkers, making them intimidated to learn more about the beverage. But at ...

Wine enthusiasts are always seeking out new discoveries. Some locals are looking to Uruguay. At Pearl Wine Company, owner Leora Madden offers an Uruguayan tannat, the nation's signature grape. "When ...

Editor’s note: Pacific NW magazine’s weekly Backstory provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the writer’s process or an extra tidbit that accompanies our cover story. This week’s cover story features ...

Lounging around at a wine tasting, you'll probably hear a lot of talk about what the wine smells like. The conversations of seasoned tasters will linger on the aroma, their noses deep in a wine glass ...