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

Since I've given you the wines that the SPinC and I are planning to serve with Thanksgiving dinner, here's the rest of the menu: Fi...

The Naked Vine now has a sprout some distance north. The good folks at Express Milwaukee -- the online home of Shepherd Express, Milwaukee...

More cheap wine ! (h/t: James .) Stumble It!

"OK, smart guy," the email began, "Nice suggestions for wines to bring to someone's house -- but what would you suggest f...

Sometimes, a column unexpectedly falls into your lap. On a day that found me wracked with a horrid case of writer’s block, a ray of sunshine...

One of the first wines I wrote about on The Naked Vine was Malbec , not long after having discovered it initially. Since then, I haven...

One more time -- thanks so much to K2 and the gang at Liquor Direct in Covington and Ft. Thomas for being such fantastic hosts at the wine ...

Hey there... If you're in the Cincinnati metro area, please swing by one of the Liquor Direct locations on Friday or Saturday. Following...

One of the founding missions of the Vine was to alleviate "wine anxiety" -- the sinking feeling that comes when presented with eit...

Last week’s Wine over Water event went well. The week before the event, the remnants of Hurricane Ike slammed Cincinnati with an awful wind...

While I try my best to keep my politics out of this blog, I can't help posting this . Whether you're field dressing a moose, firing ...

If you're looking for a good social event this Saturday, the 20th, mosey down to the Purple People Bridge for Wine over Water -- an eve...

Greetings, Vine denizens! I'm tan, rested, and ready to roll again after a much-needed vacation. I'm fresh from floating in the Medi...

I've mentioned on more than one occasion what a fan I am of Beaujolais . Beaujolais is the red of summertime. It's best served slig...

Many thanks to the Cockney Rebel for this heads up. As many of you know, I have a sense of uneasiness about Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, ...