The Seven Types of Corkscrews
Types of CorkscrewsCorks slowly became the most prominent bottle stoppers over a three-hundred-year period from 1600 to the early 1900s. And with cork came many types of corkscrews.With the cork becoming …
Wine Reviews
Frank Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley This vintage is limited and extraordinary: they only produced about half the usual volume due to the 2017 fires near the winery: dark fruit …
Top Picks for Wine Books
Wine is all about knowledge. If you are drawn toward the world of wine, there are two things you need: a good book and a corkscrew. The more you know, the …
Portuguese Wine Recommendations
From our Wines of Portugal Wine Class (Online). Join us for more online wine classes!Port RecommendationsQuinta do Crasto Late Bottled Vintage Port $$ For medium-term aging (10 years or less). Youthful …
Wine Gift Ideas
If you’ve ever found yourself shopping for a wine-lover, you’ll know that it’s a lot harder than one might think. And with so many gifting options available, the last thing to …
Wine Reviews
J Wilkes Chardonnay Santa Maria ValleyThis exemplifies the ever-evolving style of Central Coast Chardonnay. A deft balance of vibrant white fruit with decadent hazelnut creaminess. Apricot, cardamom, sea breeze, and pineapple.Wine …
Wine Reviews
Hope Estate 2015 “The Ripper” ShirazHailing from Western Australia will give you the drunken power of seven wombats. Eh. Actually, this is a white-pepper-driven beauty with clear notes of cedar and …
A Taste of Our Online Wine Classes
Want a taste of our online wine classes? I just edited our Online Wine Quizzo night into a two-minute youtube clip. It’s silly, and I am a terrible video editor, but …
Twenty East Coast Wines that Rival Napa Valley
Recently, I was researching East Coast wines for an online wine class. While researching, it struck me how far we’ve come, even in the last year. So I made it a …
Winemaking 101
Welcome to Winemaking 101We have been making wine for ten thousand years. For much of that time, winemaking has played an outsized role in our lives. It has been an economic …
Wine Certifications in America
The world of wine is lovely. Sommelier courses open opportunities in all sectors, from the hospitality industry to retail, education to marketing, and distribution to production. Wine jobs are not only …
Best Wineries Near Philadelphia
Are you stuck at home and need some wine? Want to support a local winery? Several students in our online wine classes asked us for this list, and here is our …
Great Israeli Wine
This region has produced wine for thousands of years, but the modern wine industry only began in the late 1800s, thanks to Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. He was instrumental in …
Sicilian Wine
If waking up to a sage-scented ocean breeze sounds alluring, what about sipping coffee in an ancient fruit orchard while looking out over the crystal-blue Mediterranean? The Sicilian wine countryside seems …
French Wine Regions
History of French WineFrance’s history with wine dates back to the 6th century BC, when the city-state of Massalia (modern-day Marseille) began trading wines with other Mediterranean cultures. Viticulturally speaking, it …
Buying Wine Online
This was an easy list to write! I buy wine online for my job, over $100K worth every year for the Wine School of Philadelphia and the National Wine School. Here …