Melissa has been writing in the food and wine industry for more than a decade ... crisp pinot grigio and juicy Italian Bianco to a bold Sangiovese and effervescent Lambrusco.

The best gifts for wine lovers strike the perfect balance between thoughtful and functional, elevating and celebrating their beloved pastime. Suppose the recipient could practically be a sommelier ...

We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. It's the eternal quandary of buying gifts for wine lovers: on the one hand, you know they'll appreciate a great bottle of wine ...

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Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...

While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise are cheese, chocolate, cooking and wine. She's a culinary school grad ...

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These are our favorite toys, bottles, and gadgets for any wine lover. Laura Denby is a New York-based food writer and private chef with a diploma in culinary arts. As an expert in cookware and ...

Any good-quality white wine can be used for cooking. Don’t discount off-dry styles, which add a lovely complexity to savoury dishes. Use white wine to marinate pale meats such as pork or poultry ...

Indeed, the year 2000 was a very good year for wine makers -- and not just because it brought a bumper crop of cabernets, zinfandels, and chardonnays. Evidence of the far-reaching health benefits ...

Cheap vinegar, produced from inferior red wine, will give poor results to your finished dish. Buy good quality, aromatic vinegar with a complex flavour. The label will often specify which type of ...