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Serving Temperature of Wine in the Summer
The serving temperature of wine is like the weather conditions in a city: Small differences can vastly change your attitude about what's in front of you. The following guidelines will cast your wine in the most flattering light.
Terroir: Does Your Wine Taste Like Somewhere?
Enthusiasts often talk of a wine’s terroir (tare-WAHR), the consistently identifiable taste that reflects where the grapes came from.
The Top Six Wine Varietals
Learning the basics of wine begins with becoming familiar with the big six varietals, which are the grapes that comprise the majority of the world's wines.
Cold-Weather Wines
"Septembral" is a poetic word for autumn and the cooler weather and richer, earthier food that come with it. These six wines fit the Septembral theme (and beyond).
How to Pick a Wine for Turkey
One might assume different shadings of bird would pose a pairing problem, especially once you factor in the cranberry-yammy-beany caravan that trundles across the table. Not so: There are several wines that bridge the Turkey Day food gap.
10 Thanksgiving Wine Tips And Pairings
Be the wine hero of Thanksgiving by bringing the perfect bottle — use our tips and wine pairing ideas.
How to Taste Wine — Outsmarting Wine
Learn how to taste wine by using these three ways to build your wine-tasting vocabulary.
Affordable Weeknight Wines — Outsmarting Wine
Here are three wine types that will enchant any night of the week and won't break the bank.
5 Ways to Drink Devilishly This Halloween
Five ways to drink devilishly this Halloween with wine including recommendations for candy.
How to Send Wine Back — Outsmarting Wine
The easiest way to send back a bottle is to bring your server into the fold and ask his opinion.
Some Like It Cool: Serving Temperature and Wine
The following wine temperature guidelines for white wine and red wine will cast your wine in the most flattering light.
