On St. Patrick's Day, it's appropriate to discuss one of the oldest wines around-Mead. This spiced, honey-based wine was first discussed in Hindu writings around 1700 BC and in the writings of...

Wednesday afternoon I attended a wine tasting put on by one of the wine distributors. It was a work-related tasting, but that doesn't mean it wasn't fun. I tasted a few really great bottles...

Wine is serious business in Germany, especially when you are talking about their beloved Riesling. This coming April, wine lover will gather in Germany to discuss this important vintage. Here are the...

Last month was the last possible time to collect those frozen grapes for some yummy ice wine. Looks like some growers were still able to get some good grapes before the end of the year according to...

I'm usually the wine hunter at the grocery store (since I do the weekly grocery shopping) and my husband's territory is our local ABC Liquor store. Obviously, his wine territory is a little...

The whole iron curtain thing seems so long ago that even for those of us alive at the time, it seems like a different world. Did that really happen? I remember my high school German teacher telling us...

I realize not all my readers are from the States, but "cheers" to you as well, and Happy Thanksgiving! My husband is busy in the kitchen today cooking up a wonderful traditional Thanksgiving...

No matter what the weather - hot or cold - nothing goes do more easily than a Spätlese. Since my husband spent some time in Berlin, way back in the iron curtain days, he is pretty well-versed in...

Even though we have dipped into the 50s around here lately, that doesn't mean I'm turning my nose up as sweet white wines like Riesling. So, I may have to try to find a bottle locally of this...

Have I ever met a Riesling I didn't like? Hmmm...I'm not sure. I haven't tried this yet, just heard about it, but I'm going to keep a look out for it on my next few wine gathering...

I'm very lucky that my husband spent time in Germany way back in the 1970s as a U.S. Air Force Sargent. I was still in junior high school dreaming of my Prince Charming. Little did I know that at...

We had some guests over a few weeks ago, and while they do drink wine, they aren't normally that adventurous. They especially don't enjoy the dry reds that my husband and I often drink, so we...

Sweet wines that require chilling are a perfect match with the summer time heat. They also usually have less alcohol content, so they keep your refreshed rather than overly intoxicated. My husband,...

Does this goat cheese pizza look yummy or what? I love all kinds of cheese. In fact, the stinkier the better, and cheese just screams for wine. In this article about goat cheese, German Riesling is...