New Year’s Eve wines you can party with
Not every New Year’s Eve celebration is a formal dinner with fine wines. Some like to pop corks, blow whistles, bounce balloons, and crank up
Volcanic Wines: New buzzword or solid as a rock?
Master sommelier John Szabo (speaking), professor Kevin Pogue (left) We can thank Robert Mondavi, in his pioneering days in California, for marketing wines by their grape names.
Full-bodied aglianico erupts with black fruit flavors
Wine lovers unfamiliar with aglianico will want to try more after tasting the 2005 Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico. In 1986, the Capaldo and Ercolino
Ancient Greek grapes make fine Campanian wines
Campania’s best three wines are Fiano di Avellino, Greco di Tufo and Taurasi--and Donnachiara winery has a winning trifecta with its renditions. The province of
Red wines to meat
If winter arrives, these delicious red wines will complement hearty fare. I don't know of a better good-value red wine than the 2012 Donnachiara Campania