The Naked Vine: Wine Advice for the Rest of Us.™

Champagne. Sparkling wine. Spumante. Bubbly. It’s that time of year. Dom Perignon, the monk who popularized the concept of carbonat...

When I do wine tastings, a lot of people say, “I don’t like dry wines – I only like sweet wines.” There’s nothing inherently wrong with liki...

Summertime. Fresh vegetables and herbs. All the natural yumminess you’d ever want, there for the taking at your local farmer’s market or i...

Riesling -- the crowd pleaser. In my CinWeekly interview, I mentioned Riesling as my favorite wine of the moment. I mentioned it's...

Tried and true recipe for 80's metal band success: Aqua Net? Check. Leather pants? Check. At least one power ballad? Check. An...