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I was talking to the Sweet Partner in Crime over dinner this evening (bulgogi-style chicken, fish sauce-soaked cucumbers, kimchi, and a tast...

It’s May, and spring is in the air. Summer is just around the corner and that can mean only one thing–it’s grillin’ time. This is the first ...

A special message for Vine readers in the Cincinnati metro area (and beyond if you want to make a road trip!) : Come join me at D.E.P....

I did a little background piece back in the Wine School days on the difference between syrah and shiraz. Which is to say, there isn't o...

We’re back with the April installment of the Wine/Dinner of the Month Club for my lovely Christine. This month we took a trip to a Kentucky...

One of many wine-related befuddlements is trying to understand what the big deal is about oak. If you listen to some wine folks at (usually ...

I've had a couple of people ask about the birthday dinner that the Sweet Partner in Crime and I had to celebrate my official passage int...

Looking for a chance this weekend to get your wine tasting on? Want to support a really good cause? The Madisonville Education and Assistanc...

Some of you who read my less-than-enthusiastic writeup of the last Cincinnati Wine Festival may remember that I still managed to run across...

Fumé blanc. Sounds interesting and a little exotic, doesn’t it? You may have seen a few bottles of it the last time you were perusing the ...

When I'm in a hurry to get home, I occasionally come to the realization that -- horror of horrors -- we're out of general dinner dri...

The second entry in Jeff's yearlong devotion... Welcome to the March installment of the Wine/Dinner of the Month Club for my dear Chri...

"By the end, I was exhausted, my palate and the rest of me was tired, but I was pleased. I was pretty intimidated when I walked into th...

The Naked Vine is branching! Thanks to the inspiration of a few different folks (including the Sweet Partner in Crime ), I'm now writi...

(h/t Jim V.) Vine reader Ned D. shot me an email recently asking me about an "Old Vine" Zinfandel since he'd had one and en...