One of the trendiest wine regions these days is Australia, known for it’s wallet-friendly prices, appeal to popular taste, and buzz-building marketing campaigns. (Yellowtail Shiraz, anyone?) While most Americans know Australia for its under-$10 wines and think of “Australian Wine”…

… so I’m sure you’ve enjoyed wines from Chile. Here’s a short quiz: 1) What is the up and coming grape of Chile? 2) What weather phenomenon is responsible for great wine? 3) What Chilean producer is increasingly winning lots…

“What a quaint, old time general store,” you think, waltzing into the new BLT Market, admiring the cute bottles of $10 vinegar, $14 dollar mustard, and bright red and yellow fresh heirloom tomatoes neatly arranged on spotless blond wood shelves….

So the assignment for Wine Blogging Wednesday is to theme is to “go native” and try an indigenous grape variety! This WBW’s theme is chosen by Dr. Vino. WBW was created by Lenn Thompson. As it is summer and everyone…

First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under by Eric Arnold Reviewed by Marisa D’Vari So you’ve seen the film Sideways and know how geeky wine aficionados can get about their favorite grape. Hey, you’ve…

First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under by Eric Arnold Reviewed by Marisa D’Vari So you’ve seen the film Sideways and know how geeky wine aficionados can get about their favorite grape. Hey, you’ve…