Classic Wines

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...

Sweet wines, when made well, are some of the most rewarding and intensely-flavored wines on the market. As opposed to the cheaply made wines that were popular in the United States through most of the 50's and 60's, real sweet or dessert wines are as...

California is the single most well-known wine producing state in the country. From the Cabernet Sauvignons of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys to the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs of Carneros, to the world-renowned wines of Paso Robles, Carneros, and the R...

New York State produces some of the most interesting wines in America, and it is only for reasons of fashion and assumption that it is not as popular as some of the country's more traditional wine-producing states like California or Oregon. The trut...

Believe it or not, there are wineries in each and every one of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. This is surprising to most people, for when we think of American wine, we generally limit ourselves to California, New York State, Washing...

Gavi is an excellent white wine from the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy. This wine, made from the Cortese grape variety, tends to be slightly perfumed and full of pleasant fruit. So whether you drink it alone or with a light meal, it is relia...

The red wines of Bordeaux are some of the most beloved in the world, though the white wines, too, are fantastic. Legendary wines from Lafitte-Rothschild, Haut-Brion, and Latour are all from Bordeaux. These are wines whose fame goes well beyond the c...