Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. Cabernet Sauvignon may be ...

Merlot and Pinot Noir are two of the most popular grape varieties in the world, and in many ways bracket the range of what red wine is capable of. In general, they tend to exist on opposite ends of ...

This holiday list isn’t about tradition or rules. It’s about wines that create momentum, adapt to the table, and earn their ...

After "Sideways" hit movie screens last year, many words were written and spoken about pinot noir and merlot, and some articles and seminars even tried to compare the two wines. It's an unfair ...

Taylors Merlot is a perfumed steamroller of gentle power and drinkability. Taylors also won the trophy for the “best-of-show” ...

Three years ago, when I attended a talk by Wine & Spirits Magazine editor-in-chief Josh Greene at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California, he discussed the rising popularity of ...

THE DECLINE overall in wine prices has continued throughout 2010. A tough spot for wineries but a glorious opportunity for consumers. As I wrote a year ago, the supply chain jammed up as restaurants ...

With all due respect to Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen and Thomas Haden Church, the real star of "Sideways" is the wine. The movie--a buddy film in which two college pals go on a road trip through the ...

American Pinot Noir faces some tough questions today. Its popularity has soared in the past decade, but with that has come what happens to any star-struck grape: too many examples that are generic and ...

Pinot Noir has a problem. The problem is far too many wine lovers think you have to spend a fortune to find a great Pinot Noir. Part of this public relations nightmare has to do with the world-class ...