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

Another mouthwatering entry from Jeff, halfway through his gift to Christine the Pie Queen… The wine this month was a very nice Beaujolais...

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...

Some of you may remember the happiness that was our “Cherries Jubilee” dinner. As a refresher, the Sweet Partner in Crime and I were lucky e...

Some of you may remember the piece I wrote a bit ago about the wines of adult film actress Savanna Samson . Savanna was goodly enough to giv...

I’ve written a couple of times before about box wines . Many of them are excellent values for everyday drinking. The only drawback to them i...

I’ll readily admit that I don’t always remember all the names of folks who come to the table when I’m doing a tasting. Talking to these folk...

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...