In California’s Russian River Valley, cool nighttime temperatures preserve the grapes’ acidity, so instead of a buttery, oaky, and over-engineered wine, the local chardonnay is light ...

The best nonalcoholic wines aren’t really wines, but wine-like products. Our favorite NA red is Proxies Red Ember. For a sparkling white wine remarkably similar to Champagne, check out Kally Golden ...

Do you want your wine to be more berry forward? Do you want citrus notes? Do you want it to be buttery? Oaky? Do you want your wine aged in a steel barrel so it's sharper or a wooden barrel so you ...

I love the acid-fruit balance of this wine with just a touch of French oak notes on the finish. It’s not an overly oaky-buttery style but shows restraint and elegance. The citrusy-acid and medium body ...

Go for something oaked or buttery for an extra hit of warmth ... it’s perfect for a warming winter red. While an oaky Chardonnay is a great white wine option for cooler weather, if you prefer ...

Supermarket wine was once frowned upon and held in similar regard to ‘cooking wine’, but that mindset has gradually changed with the introduction of quality bottle selection at most grocery stores.

White peach and apricot notes highlight this oaky chardonnay. Hints of almonds ... tropical fruit aromas with pineapple flavors and a buttery texture. Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr have been ...

Medium bodied? Do you want a light wine? Do you want to taste ripe fruit skins (or) stone fruit skins? Do you want your wine to be more berry forward? Do you want citrus notes? Do you want it to be ...

(If a mature red wine smells strongly of strawberries, for example, chances are it’s a traditional rioja.) This is also a personal guide to developing a wine vocabulary of your own. None of us tastes ...