Happy New Year! I hope the first week of 2015 has treated you all well so far, and if not, well, it’ll get better! Since it is the New Year, and since sparkling wine is the traditional go-to wine for…
Terroir! The word that grossly symbolizes the symphonic cacophony of chemical dances that make you associate certain flavors, aromas, and overall characteristics of a wine to a certain area of the world. In a very basic sense, terroir is the…
There are many compounds in wine that contribute to the aroma and flavor of each, though only a small fraction of those have high enough concentrations to actually have distinctive aromatic characteristics from just one individual compound. Most aromatic qualities…
We are nearing the end of another year, and what better way to celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year with some bubbles! Well, in all honesty, I think bubbly wines should be consumed at any time, and…