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Non-Alcoholic Wines: How They’re Made and How They Compare
By John May |
For many wine enthusiasts, the idea of "non-alcoholic wine" raises an obvious question: Is it really wine? The answer is yes. Unlike grape juice, non-alcoholic wine begins ...
Summertime wine drinking – 8 Tips for raising a glass to the sun!
By Wine Cat |
Summer is a time for feeling easy. Don’t agonize about finding the perfect wine for that ...
What makes a grape “noble”?
By Wine Cat |
Okay, spoiler alert— it’s not him. Technically, a noble grape is an internationally recognizable variety that ...
A Forgotten Grape Returns to Champagne
By Matthew Point |
Champagne is one of the most tradition-bound wine regions in the world, where grape varieties and ...
Airén – the 4th most widely planted grape in the world
By John May |
When I ran across an article that mentioned the Airén grape in Spain, I was not ...
I Don’t Like Champagne Unless… or Until….
By Wallace Vitez |
Unless… Champagne, the classic celebratory sparkling wine, was always a bit of a mystery for me ...
To decant or not to decant?
By Wallace Vitez |
Imagine opening up a closet that has been sealed for several years or longer. The stale ...
Zoning-In on Arizona Wines
By Robyn Meadows |
Arizona, America’s Next Great Wine Region? That’s a twist! And that’s what the experts at Food ...
From France to Pennsylvania: Beaujolais Nouveau Day in PA
By Matthew Point |
Every third Thursday in November, wine lovers around the globe raise their glasses to welcome the ...
Wine Adventures in Greece: Tasting Santorini
By Matthew Point |
When you think of Greece, your mind probably goes straight to turquoise seas, ancient ruins, and ...
The Texiest Wines!
By Robyn Meadows |
Did you know that Texas, not California, was the site of the first vineyard established in ...
The Art (and Drama) of Sabrage
By Matthew Point |
There are plenty of ways to open a bottle of champagne, but none make a room ...
The Why and How of an Ah So Cork Pull
By Wine Cat |
The unique design of the Ah So wine opener is what sets it apart from other ...
How I’m Learning About Wine (and You Can Too!)
By Matthew Point |
Let's be honest: learning about wine can feel a bit intimidating. The jargon, the swirling, the ...
A Parisian Wine Adventure: Tasting France at Ô Chateau
By Matthew Point |
Paris is known for its rich history, stunning architecture, and world-class cuisine, and for wine lovers, ...
Lesser-Known Wine Regions (That You Should Know About): Uruguay
By Robyn Meadows |
Everyone is familiar with the South American wines of Argentina, particularly their renowned Malbecs, and Chile, ...
A New Year’s Celebration in Napa: Wine, Food, and Unforgettable Experiences
By Matthew Point |
To kick off 2025, we embarked on a wine-lover’s dream trip to Napa Valley, immersing ourselves ...
Lesser-Known Wine Regions (that you should know about): Michigan
By Robyn Meadows |
When thinking of Michigan, images of the Great Lakes and the automobile industry may come to ...
How French Winemakers Outwitted the Nazis
By John May |
French winemakers played an essential role in the French Resistance which aided the Allied troops in ...
Lesser-Known Wine Regions (that you should know about): England
By Robyn Meadows |
Historically, England has mostly been known as a major importer of wines but in recent years, ...
Lesser-Known Wine Regions (that you should know about): CRETE
By Robyn Meadows |
Winemaking on the Greek island of Crete dates back over 3000 years to the Minoan period. ...
White Malbec
By John May |
Recently on a trip to Bonaire I stopped to pick up some wines and happened to ...
Sassicaia
By Scott Casper |
The birth of Sassicaia. When Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta married Marchesa Clarice della Gherardesca in ...
The Science Behind Red Wine Headaches
By Robyn Meadows |
Do you or someone you know react to red wine – maybe a headache, or facial ...
Who Changed My Wine?
By Robyn Meadows |
It’s well established that human activity has contributed to an increase in greenhouse gasses in the ...
The Ins and Outs of Wine Buying Clubs
By Keith Sealing |
Pictured below: three bottles that I never would have found on my own but discovered through ...
Are varietal-specific wine glasses worth it?
By Keith Sealing |
Short answer: yes! But one sentence does not make much of a blog so let me ...
Aging Wines – a Lesson with Petit Syrah
By Cathy Boyd |
Two bottles drunk in the cooler months earlier this year – one left good memories; the ...
Fleurie
By Averill Shepps |
With summer, we need to seek wines that go with summer foods; foods that are simpler, ...
The ABCs of Wine Tasting Part III – SIP – SIP – HOORAY!
By Cindy Shingler |
Since wine is made of 100% grapes, everything you taste comes from the grapes themselves! That ...
Port!
By Robyn Meadows |
Sherry is not the only fortified wine from the Iberian Peninsula. Perhaps better known than sherry ...
The ABCs of Wine Tasting Part II – Color and Aroma
By Cindy Shingler |
It’s time to fill a glass and follow along. Grab your favorite red, white or rose ...
Mexico’s Secret: World Class Wines
By Keith Sealing |
How can you resist trying a wine named after, “The first flower that blooms on the ...
Clicquot – The Movie
By Robyn Meadows |
The Pennsylvania Wine Society isn’t the only group interested in women and wines. In the coming ...
The ABCs of Wine Tasting Part I – Aroma and Flavor
By Cindy Shingler |
Wine Speak - What’s It All About? When I joined the PA Wine Society, I was ...
Wine Labels – Art and Memento
By Keith Sealing |
You might be throwing some great wall art away in the recycle bin! I’m talking about ...
Sabering Champagne
By Keith Sealing |
The topic of sabering Champagne came up when our table heard the popping of a cork ...
The Power of Phenols
By Sheila Rickert |
Wine literature is replete with references to phenols, polyphenols and phenolic compounds, but what exactly are ...
About Champagne
By Wine Cat |
Champagne was developed in France about 300 years ago from a process involving lots of chemistry ...
Versatile Chambourcin
By Robyn Meadows |
It may not be one of the noble grapes, but Chambourcin is worthy of our attention ...
Think Pink: The Expanding World of Italian Rosé
By Sheila Rickert |
When we think of Italian wines, our thoughts typically trend told bold reds, with perhaps a ...
Mach what? … of Jet Fighters and Champagne
By Wine Cat |
You’re familiar with the popping noise that occurs when a bottle of Champagne is uncorked. There ...
How Long Ago Did Grapes Exist?
By Laura Reich |
Which came first, wine or beer? We may never truly know but scientists and historians generally ...
Fermentation: The Magic That Creates Wine
By Robyn Meadows |
We all know that fermentation is the secret to wine. Without fermentation, we’d be drinking grape ...
Mauzac, an Unusual Grape
By Averill Shepps |
I enjoy attending the tastings at the local Wine and Spirits Stores where I encounter wines ...
Georgian Wines
By Robyn Meadows |
Georgia (the country and former Soviet Republic) is widely considered the “cradle of wine.” Archaeologists have ...
Wines of South America: To Malbec and Beyond!
By Sheila Rickert |
Mention South American wine varietals and the mind immediately goes to Malbec. The Argentine classic has ...
Cork Sparkles!
By Wine Cat |
Have you ever found small crystals on the bottom of a wine cork, glinting at the ...
Chilled Red Wine for Summer?
By Sheila Rickert |
Chilled Red Wine for Summer? Absolutely! Despite Pennsylvania’s unseasonably frosty April temperatures, May brings with it ...
Pét Nat: Sparkling Wine’s Unruly Step-Child
By Sheila Rickert |
Among the Champagnes, Proseccos, Cavas and other traditional holiday sparklers, you may have noticed another selection. ...
The Significance of Vinifera Grapes
By Sheila Rickert |
The banner in the tasting room read, “We Use Only Vinifera Grapes”. While I had heard ...
Unique & Unusual
Gros Manseng
By Averill Shepps |
If you are interested in trying unique and unusual grapes but don’t know how to stray ...
Wine in The Land of Enchantment
By Laura Reich |
A few years ago, our friend Robert from Pittsburgh visited us in northern New Mexico and ...
Merging Two Pleasures in One Wine: Rosé Prosecco
By Dave Williams |
Get ready for more pink in the form of Prosecco rosé! Last year, the Italian government ...
Belated Comeuppance ~ Bordeaux
By Dave Williams |
For those of us with meager or moderate means, familiarity with the First Growth Bordeaux vineyards ...
Organic, Sustainable, and Biodynamic Wines – The Differences
By PWS Board |
You have seen the terms “Organic”, “Sustainable”, and “Biodynamic” in reference to wines; but, what do ...
One Sommelier’s Guide to Picking a Good Pink Wine
By Dave Williams |
With the recent popularity of pink wine, and explosion of new offerings coming on the market ...
Another Reason for Cork
By Dave Williams |
If there is one wine that gets more scrutiny than others, it must be Champagne, if ...
Sharing COVID-19 Wine Experiences – Drinking #1!
By Cathy Boyd |
The mandated restrictions imposed upon us in March curtailed everyone’s work and/or social calendar. With plenty ...
New Wines – There is more than Beaujolais Nouveau
By Dave Williams |
I would bet most of us are familiar with “new wine” because of George DeBoeuf and ...
Gifting a Birth Year Wine
By Cathy Boyd |
Recently I attended a christening for my newborn nephew and instead of arriving at the christening ...
TINY Bubbles!
By Dave Williams |
As they rise to a crescendo of delight, the quality of champagne has often been measured ...
Wine Headaches and The Causes
By PWS Board |
You or someone you know may have complained of headaches presumably caused by sulfites in wine. ...
Going Rogue (AKA Oregon by way of Phoenix… you figure it out)
By Scott Casper |
My wife and I were really looking forward to our Sonoma-Napa wine vacation; nine days of ...
Our Wine Tour of Tuscany
By Scott Casper |
Some of our favorite wines come from Tuscany so we wanted to take a wine tour ...