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

I have the good fortune to do a fair number of sample reviews in this space. After I finished my recent review of the wines from Biltmore ...

 “I never thought this would happen to me. I am an administrator at a small Midwestern college and I was on my way to a conference in Ashe...

The Loire (pronounced luh-WAHR) Valley wine region is a long, skinny stretch of land that lies along the river of the same name in France....

On returning from a recent conference, I discovered Wine Fairy had visited. A sample pack of Pepperwood Grove wines, courtesy of our friend...

“Italy is not spaghetti and Chianti wine.”      - 20 Mondi introduction I imagine Michael Loos sitting at a table in a trattoria in Mi...

If  you're casting about for things to check out over the upcoming long weekend, a couple of the local wineries we've featured here ...

Some restaurant experiences are wonderful. Some are awful. Some simply need to be documented. Sushi is one of our indulgences. The Swe...

“Believe it or not, football players all want to be wine drinkers.”             -Daryn Colledge, Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman ...

I’ve neglected German Riesling for a bit around these parts. Not long after I started the Vine, I got asked in an interview what my favori...

On the heels of the lovely package I received from Shannon Ridge , I received another small box a week Martin & Weyrich 2010 Moscato A...

The good folks at Balzac recently gave me the opportunity to give the wines of Shannon Ridge a run. Shannon Ridge is in Lake County, Califo...

One of the great perks of this gig is receiving samples. Wine at the door always brightens the day. Wine showing up unexpectedly  really bri...

I like climate-based cooking. Lighter dishes and salads in spring, cold soups and garden-laced goodness in summer, grilling in autumn, sou...

I had the good fortune of leading another wine tasting last week focusing on French reds. While it’s pretty impractical (and nearly imposs...