If you’re planning on prime rib, a sirloin or any red meat dinner on Valentine’s Day, you’ll need a red wine up to the task.
Assembling many complementary, yet contrasting, textures and flavors into your salad is key to creating the perfect complex and satisfying dish.
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For a recent local tasting with the theme "wines we're in love with," friends brought Champagne, pinot noir, a California Bordeaux blend and a Virginia white.
Just like that old convention of pairing red wines with meat, whites with fish, most rules governing cheese pairings are tiresome and keep you in a box. Stop worrying, start drinking.
Alcohol is embedded in our society, and it is difficult to be in a public space without seeing a reference to alcohol or being offered a drink. Alcohol is broken down in the liver by an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase. However, moderate alcohol consumption may have some beneficial effects, which was appreciated in 1992 based on the observation that...
To find the best wine for the price in Madison grocery stores, look to spend about $15, check out lesser known regions and treat "duds" as a learning experience.
Beaujolais, a light-bodied, fruit-forward red wine made from gamay grapes in France, is experiencing an identity (and quality) revolution.
Faced with an overstock of red wine, L'eft Bank Wine Company partnered with Twisted Path distiller Brian Sammons to make a new immature brandy.
That ice bucket isn't just for Rieslings or rosé, you know.
MADISON - Beverly O. Young, age 93, passed away on March 1, 2017. Beverly was a beautiful and great person. Some may have known her as one of …
A loosely inspired German wine celebration reminded me what a wonderful pairing riesling and apples are, especially in autumn.
Sans Liege owner and winemaker Curt Schalchlin sources grapes from 13 vineyards from the south in Santa Barbara County to the north on Paso Robles’ west side. On Thursday, he’ll bring wines from Sans Liege and Groundwork, his second label, to Field Table for a “tap takeover.”
Winedown, a bar on State Street that opened last summer, is once again selling wine slushies during the warmer months. Many are sweet and fruity.
Even the most loyal lovers of robust, tannic red wines might feel a little fatigued by them in the height of summer. I love a jammy high-alcoh…
