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

If you've walked into a wine store anytime since November 16, you've undoubtedly seen a brightly colored display, proclaiming "...

Ah, Thanksgiving. A time when families gather to give voice to their collective baggage, travelers delayed in airports scream at underpaid g...

A bit of a departure from recent entries… I’ve not read a wine writer yet who’s completely avoided referencing "Sideways.” Since this f...

A little time has passed since I've had a chance to dig into the mailbag and give some well-deserved recognition to some of the readers ...

I never imagined this would be a difficult entry. A Hallow'een-themed wine column...easy, right? I figured there would be any number of ...

Jessie Red -- arguably the sweetest creature to ever put paws to soil. A chocolate lab whose smiles could light a room, and whose flatulence...

Spanish wines, among many other sensual pleasures of that great nation, became well known to the world in the writings of Hemingway. ("...

Frequent readers of The Vine will know that I'm a movie person. After recounting my trip to Sonoma for folks I know last year, if I...

Images of Oktoberfest -- overflowing beer steins, overweight men in lederhosen, Chad Johnson leading the chicken dance, and…wine? Yep. ...

Wine cellar. Wonderful words -- evoking an air of distinction, privilege, and, most importantly, a ready store of really good vintage for on...

A shorter sprout of the Vine this week, as I’m finally starting to catch up at work and otherwise after our trip Down East in Maine. I’d onc...

Another journey south of the Equator, readers. This time, the other side of the Andes is our destination -- the world's fifth largest wi...

Beaujolais is seductive -- the quintessential "gateway wine." Many casual wine drinkers who find red wines "too strong" ...