Last month, while discussing dessert wines, I mentioned the word chaptalization (chap-tuh-lie-zay-shun). Many of you asked ...

Mary Poppin's advice about the merits of a "spoonful of sugar" applies not only to medicine, but to wine as well. However, it takes more than a spoonful. Hundreds of thousands of tons of sugar are ...

Wine is big business in California. From Fred Franzia's famous Two-Buck Chuck to vibrant pinot grigio, the state accounts for over 80% of all of the United States' wine production, according to World ...

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