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Wine 101: July ’09

Making Wine How do grapes become wine? Great question. I hope I can answer it without putting you to sleep. It’s an important question to answer so you can begin to understand the differences between...

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How to Approach That First Glass of Wine

You all know how to drink wine, so now I hope to teach you how to taste it. There’s a huge difference. After attending and hosting hundreds of wine tastings, I’ve found that many people just have no...

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Wine 101: September ’09

When I ended last month’s column, I discussed “length,” or the amount of time a wine’s taste lingers on your palate. The more length the better, especially if you like the wine. I’m now going to delve...

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Wine 101: Choose Your Weapon!

I really have to apologize. I don’t know how I missed this part of wine enjoyment, but I did: How do you get the wine out of the bottle and into the glass? In ancient Greece they used large casks...

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Wine 101: Holiday Wines

What wine to choose for the holidays? As I’ve stated here before, the best wine for any occasion is the one you enjoy, but there’s something about the holiday season that demands the selection of...

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Holiday Gift Giving

Most of us have at least one or two wine geeks on our Christmas shopping list. They’re usually the hardest to shop for because you want to give them something they’ll truly enjoy and won’t consider...

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WINE 101 : How to read a wine bottle

Let’s start this month with a quick historic look at wines in America. Virginia is the oldest wine growing region in the U.S., but California is the best established in terms of production and quality....

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The French Attitude and Their Wines

The French Attitude and Their Wines By Ken Mageau www.brevardwines.com Ah, The French. Why is it that the French hold all things refined — perfume, couture, cuisine? Easy: because they’re French… and...

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Wine 101: The Continuing Saga of French Wines

Wine 101: The Continuing Saga of French Wines Where was I when we ended last month? I do remember that I got a screaming headache taking about French wines. I hope to get through all of it in this...

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French Wines: The Final Chapter

French Wines: The Final Chapter Last week, we wrapped up the wines of Bordeaux. Now we’re on to the Rhône Valley region, whose deep, dark reds came into vogue in the ’80s. Rhônes come in simple...

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