Classic Wines

In France, Syrah is the classic variety of the Rhone region, in the south of which it is blended with Grenache and Mourvedre and in the north of which it is the primary variety in the famed and highly respected wines of, among other appellations, Cr...

White wines are made in as wide a variety of styles as red wines. From the oaky, buttery Chardonnays of California and Australia to the steely, austere wines of Chablis (also, amazingly enough, made from Chardonnay), there is sure to be a white wine...

To the casual wine drinker, Semillon may or may not be terribly familiar. In its New World incarnation, Semillon is best known as a popular varietal wine that is produced in Australia. Here, it tends to produce a wine whose flavors can range from ho...

The dry white wines of Bordeaux are made from blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, with the occasional small addition of Muscadelle. Though they are less famous than their red counterparts, they are, nonetheless, quite wonderful in their own righ...

Germany is famous for its sweet white wines, particularly the Riesling and Gewurztraminer grape varieties. In fact, German wine law divides the best wines by their level of sweetness; as the level of sweetness increases, so to does the price. But do...

Some of the best values in French wine come from the Loire Valley. Many people are familiar with the most famous of the Loire Valley's wines, even if they don't realize that this is where it comes from: Pouilly-Fumé, a concentrated and delici...

New Zealand is as far away and exotic as it gets, but its wines provide some of the same excitement and subtlety as the best of the Old World. Because of its generally sunny and temperate climate, New Zealand is the ideal place for the growth of suc...

Pairing food and wines is as simple as finding something you love to drink and drinking it with something you love to eat. Possibly some old-fashioned purists may cringe, but most professionals in the modern wine world know that loving what you taste i...