Wine tasting can be quite a production: between vying for a space at the bar to begin tasting, paying high prices for comparably tiny pours of wine, and figuring out how to safely get from winery to winery without someone having to miss out on all the tasting, it can feel like more trouble than it's worth. I recently visited Clif Winery's new tasting room in St. Helena, CA, Velo Vino, where the Read more

As a writer of food and drink, I have a pretty big blunder to admit. Though wine country is a mere hour away, I don't know the first thing about choosing a tasting room. On my last trip to wine country, I hit up three spots: one fantastic, another mediocre, and a third downright horrible. If only I had known what I know now, after speaking with Tilar Mazzeo, the author of Back Lane Wineries of Read more

Love learning more about wine? Then make the most of tastings by downloading our printable wine tasting worksheet. Whether you're sampling new varietals at a wine club meeting, a wine bar tasting, or simply on the couch, use the sheet to jot down musings about memorable bottles so you can remember them in times to come. Keep on reading for a list of wine-related vocabulary, plus a link to the Read more

Must make: smoked mozzarella pizza with radicchio and onion jam. — Serious Eats Despite its "best restaurant" title, Denmark's Noma only has two Michelin stars. — Eater The top four taboos when visiting wine tasting rooms. — Chow Prince William and Kate Middleton in the most realistic-looking cake ever. — Bites on Today Still no word on that stolen Guy Fieri Lamborghini. — Grub Street Read more

Last Saturday afternoon I grabbed some girlfriends and headed down to Fort Mason for the SF Vintners Market. Although I've attended countless large tastings, this one was different because it was the first tasting where all of the wines were for sale. If you tasted something you loved, you could walk away with a bottle. It's a dangerous concept, but also a fun one! My favorite bottles were two Read more

Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend one of my favorite events of the year: the Zinfandel Advocate and Producers (or ZAP) annual festival. On Thursday night I participated in a walk-around food and wine tasting. A bunch of wineries pair up with local restaurants and caterers who create a small dish to pair with the wine. Attending this sort of event is a great way to learn about pairing food Read more

This story was written by member Eleuthera and comes from the Wine Cellar group in the YumSugar Community.I recently had a chance to attend a wine tasting for Flichman from Argentina. I especially enjoyed the experience because I had a chance to chat with the winemaker, Luis Cabral de Almeida. From my standpoint, it didn't hurt that he was pretty hot also. We began with a bottle of their Read more