German wines are probably the most misunderstood in the United States. Part of this is the fault of German winemakers, on two fronts. They have stubbornly refused to adapt their intimidating Teutonic ...

After years of higher temperatures, kabinett riesling producers have a vintage that seems like a throwback to the time when growers battled to ripen grapes. Kabinett lovers rejoice. By Eric Asimov ...

When it comes to buying wine, there are an inordinate number of choices and variables. Big demarcations like country, grape varietal, or style can be almost paralyzing when you are faced with an aisle ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. Like many wine terms, ...

The 2003 vintage in Germany was one for the record books, and it's being compared to other pantheonic years such as 1959 and 1921. The heat wave that nearly vaporized Europe last summer affected ...

So many wine labels are so straightforward. Many wines made with Chardonnay grapes simply say Chardonnay on the bottle. That’s certainly the case with most California Chardonnays or Cabernet ...

It’s common to inquire about the year that the grapes were harvested for a particular wine. It’s a reflection of the sun, rain, heat, hail, sweat, and joys of that particular season. It’s one of the ...

As climate volatility reshapes vineyards worldwide, winemakers are increasingly blending across harvests — not to blur terroir, but to express it more fully. Marisa Finetti is a writer and illustrator ...