Lisa Crowley and Judy Gallagher swirl the bright red wine in their glasses, sip it gingerly, then start to chew it, sloshing it in their mouths and savoring its essence on their tongues. Joining them ...

THE MOST POPULAR wine books are beginner’s guides, a publisher once told me. Whether directed at “dummies” or filled with factoids designed to appeal to millennials, these introductory works can give ...

If you’ve always been intimidated by French wine, you’re in luck. Crossing Vineyards and Winery is introducing a new series of classes, French Wine for Beginners, inspired by its private European wine ...

What is there to “know” about rosé wines? Grape juice, bled or blended or vinified pink, liberally applied on hot sunny days, made to chill, glug, repeat? Well, yes, that’s about it. Except that the ...

Looking for something to drink as the region thaws? You’ll want a red wine, and you may want to give a malbec a try. Orphaned from Bordeaux, where it was used as a minor blending grape, most malbecs ...

The French can be snobs about wine. Or so many Americans believe. We think they want to intimidate us when it comes to that deeply mysterious substance they “invented.”And those labels. Deliberately ...