The Journal

May 26, 2026

Sweet Wines – A Primer

Dessert wines, Sweet wines, Pudding wines, Vino da Meditatzione. All ways to express wines made with residual sugar. These wines are often shunned, though at one point they were considered the ne…

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May 14, 2026

How to Taste Wine

I studied wine for years before I truly understood the value of tasting, rather than drinking wine. Tasting wine turns the theoretical into practical. At first, I found tasting overwhelming:…

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May 7, 2026

Wine Styles and How They’re Made

Understanding how wine is made may be neither as neat a party trick as blind tasting, nor as loaded with cachet as waxing poetic on Burgundian crus, but investing a…

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April 30, 2026

Tension in Wine

There’s a point where a wine is balanced so perfectly it becomes sublime. Slightly higher alcohol, a touch more acidity, a bit less tannin, or just a little sweeter, and…

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April 23, 2026

Wine Words Worth Knowing

Wine nomenclature can be confusing. Here are some Frequently Used Wine Terms Acidity: One of the principal components of wine. It’s what makes wine refreshing to drink. For white wines,…

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April 16, 2026

What’s in Your Glass?

The world’s most complex beverage happens to be mostly water. The remainder is predominantly alcohol, and the leftover sliver defines the bottle. While that may seem underwhelming, it’s precisely what…

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