Grape varietal doesn’t matter! Ok, ok. This isn’t 100% true. But, what is true is that where a wine is from (aka region, aka a wine’s terroir) is just as important, if not more important than the varietal.

Focusing on grape variety only is like talking about what a piece of chicken tastes like without taking into account the entire periphery. Was it grilled? Poached? Roasted? Breast, legs, thighs? Was it marinated in molasses BBQ sauce or is it a version of chicken piccata? Oh, it’s a spicy Popeye’s chicken sandwich?

Sometimes, whether you know it or not, your preference for a wine might have more to do with the wine’s structure than whether it tastes like fresh juicy strawberries or your grandma’s attic.

Tannins create the drying sensation, like cotton-ball-mouth, that red wine gives you. Why? Because tannins bind to protein. Soooo….

It’s one of the most frequently asked Sunday School questions: what the f**k is orange wine? Orange wine is ancient yet modern, controversial, quirky and possibly unlike anything you have tasted before.

Terroir, pronounced “tear-WAHr,” is a French word that doesn’t directly translate into English but is usually taken to mean “sense of place”…