Author: vinothekid

'As tastes shift toward lighter, less alcoholic whites, especially for summertime, refreshing wines from places like Spain’s Basque country and Australia’s Eden Valley are turning up on more store shelves. Here, 10 of the best, plus a fizzy, cooling drink made with white port…'

'The bumper 2008 New Zealand sauvignon blanc harvest has helped to boost quantity but unfortunately not quality'

'France's Southeastern powerhouse is a rustic belt of spicy reds and creamy, minerally whites.'

'Here are a few suggestions for excellent summer wines from $5 to $15 …'

'It wasn't all that long ago that merlot was the whipping boy of the wine industry.'

'Even casual wine drinkers likely have encountered the hottest trend in wine these days, Malbec from Argentina. But you probably have to be a true wine geek to be well versed in the signature white wine from Argentina, Torrontés.'

'Drawing on the New Yorker profile of Fred Franzia, champion of wine under $10, last week we pondered the puzzle of why so few low-cost wines–say under $10 (or, perhaps, $15)–made in America are just not tasty.'

'The time to act, experts say, is now, particularly if you collect wine and want to fill previously expensive gaps in your collection.'

'Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, along with the need for a little vino to pour for guests.'

'Every ten years, a cabal of wine officials gets together to decide who is good, who is better, and who is best in a little town on the North side of the Dordogne River in the Bordeaux region of France.'