Wine Blog

Viticulture 101: Factors that Affect Wines While preparing for the start of my WSET advanced class, I have been studying up on Viticulture and Winemaking.  I want to devote this blog to the main factors that influence the quality level when growing grapes to make wine from a specific site.  And if you ask any quality winemaker about this subject, …

I recently started my Level 2 WSET program, and remembering how daunting the world of wine can be, I threw French Wine Laws at them on the first day of class.  Mean teacher?  No.  Not understanding how to read and interpret French wine labels is a big part to understanding French wines as a whole, so it’s very important to …

The Legend of… Tokaji Wines !?  ‘What’s that?’, you must be thinking.  Okay, I’ll give you the technical and the translated version simultaneously: Tokaji refers to a region in the far North East of Hungary.  It is a region so famous it is mentioned in the national anthem in Hungary!  The wines have been made here since the 16th century, …