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

“Grand Case? Why’ja wanna go to Grand Case?” –cab driver in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. “For lunch.” --The Sweet Partner in Crime. ...

I tried to pull a fast one on the Sweet Partner in Crime. I failed miserably. I was making one of my pastas a couple of nights ago. I t...

I had the opportunity to try a bottle of pretty high-end Champagne. Specifically, the Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve , which typi...

One of my first turns on the pouring side of a tasting table was back in 2007 at a fabulous fundraising event called Wine over Water . Th...

“I like Cabernet.” “I like Merlot.” “I like Zinfandel.” These are typical responses to “What’s your favorite type of wine?” Simpl...

We’ve featured the Montefalco region a couple of times here in ol’ Vine HQ – focusing specifically on the Sagrantino grape and Sagrantino M...

When I started The Naked Vine lo those many years ago, one of the wines I reviewed in my very first column was a varietal that I’d only re...

As we approach the point in Earth’s orbit where I started my life’s journey back in the days of polyester prints and bell bottoms, I kicked ...

Before the Naked Vine was but a twinkle in my virtual eye, I was a fairly prodigious homebrewer. This was before the early-aught’s explosion...

Dinner for One. Wine for Six. Lovely. You’re out on the town at a nice dinner with your besties. You’ve been to the bar, had a cocktail ...

As Easter weekend rolls around, many Sunday dinner tables will feature some kind of lamb. Chops, roasts, perhaps even a stew or two. Rich me...

I love a wine with a good story. As you all know, I’m a big fan of bubbles. But I’ve never quite figured out what to do with Prosecco. ...

"Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly -- and they use too much vermouth." -Steve Allen Poor vermouth. A drop t...