Editor’s Picks
2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs, France
Score: 94/100 Score 94/100 The Comtes de Champagne Cuvée is without a doubt one of the most iconic Champagne sparkling wines from France you can buy, and it’s not the most expensive one at that! It is for sure the icon of Champagne Taittinger…
Read MoreInterview Chris Scott: Winemaker at Church Road Winery
Chris Scott is now one of the most established figures of winemaking in the Hawke’s Bay area of New Zealand’s North Island. Scott came through the ranks of Church Road from vineyard worker and cellar hand in the late 1990s to become the senior winemaker…
Read MoreWine Glassware & Stemware 101
There’s a wide variety of wine glass types to suit most wine styles, as well as the most picky palates. Generally speaking, different shapes and sizes allow to reveal each wine different according to its characteristics: aromatic intensity, alcohol level, sparkling or still, etc. The…
Read More5 Wines to have, and 5 Wines to Avoid for Valentine’s Day
The 14th of February is a very special day, especially for us wine lovers. More than any other day, it’s an opportunity to share our love for wine with our Valentine: a sort of ‘Menage a trois’… but we’ll get back to this later. Finding the right…
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Top 25 Most Expensive Wines in 2018
New Zealand, when it comes to wine, is certainly mostly famous for its iconic Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is probably fair-enough in a way, since the Sauvignon grape accounts for over 70% of the country’s wine output, with the region of Marlborough producing by in…
Read MoreTop 6 Wine Faults: Their Causes & How to Identify them?
Our infographic helps you learn about the most common wine faults, how to identify them, and what causes them. We’re also giving tips on how to eliminate some of them, or temper their negative effect. Wine faults are a pain in the neck! One carefully…
Read MoreTop 200 Famous Napa Valley Wine Names – A to Z
Find below a list of some of the most praised Napa Valley wine names, popular and famous wines in California and around the world, with their respective district of origin when there is one. If this page is missing important wine names and needs updating,…
Read MoreTop 12 Most-Viral Wine Videos Ever
We’ve all seen over the years a few wine videos that have gone viral, haven’t we? You might remember watching one of these clips showing how to open a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, a video of a spectacular sabering of a Champagne wine, or a…
Read MoreTypes, Aromas, & Stories Behind Riesling Wines
Riesling is certainly one of the most famous white grape varieties in the world, giving birth to many of the world’s most expensive wines. Its crisp minerality and distinctive fresh fragrance allows winemakers around the globe to produce top quality still white wines (Riesling is rarely made into…
Read MoreQuick Interview with Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson MS at #WBC16
While attending the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the great figures in the world of wine: Andrea Robinson MS. Andrea is one of 26 women that have passed the Master Sommelier examination in the whole world. She also has…
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