Now And Zin Wine

Call me a Grinch, but I don't get into mulled wine.  Warming up a pot of wine simply doesn't sound good to me.  Maybe it reminds m...

The sweet wines of Bordeaux often are relegated to the dessert category, and why not?  They pair so well with dessert plates they could ev...

The sweet wines of Bordeaux often are relegated to the dessert category, and why not?  They pair so well with dessert plates they could ev...

It's time again for the seasonal experience known as Beaujolais Nouveau.  The young wine that is produced and hurried to market each f...

Here's a throwback for Halloween, from a time when I wrote a series of columns pairing wine and movies for Trailers From Hell , a reall...

We at Now And Zin Wine are taking a couple of days off to open all those gifts, snack on that stocking full of cashew nuts and dine on tha...

Sauternes is a Bordeaux appellation exclusive to sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from Sémillon grapes.  Sweet Bordeaux wines are ...

France's Bordeaux region is more than just Cabernet and Merlot.  It is also features sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from Sém...

What are the holidays without some sweet wine?  Well, they'd still be pretty great, but they'd be short on sweet wine, which would...

From the vaults.  My annual rant about mulled wine.  Please excuse my rancor.  Mulled wine really heats me up.

Four Ferrari-Carano wines were recently featured in an online virtual tasting session, of which I was invited to be a part.  The presenta...

From a few years back, Eden's ice cider is still one of my favorite holiday sips.

The wine world recently lost Don Carano , who founded Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery in 1981 with his wife, Rhonda .  A Wine Spectat...

Sweet Bordeaux wines are for more than dessert. You can start a meal with them, an aperitif, or pair them with your main courses. Try to p...

Sauternes is a city in France's Bordeaux region. It is also an appellation exclusive to sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from ...

Sauternes is a city in France's Bordeaux region. It is also an appellation exclusive to sweet, golden dessert wines made largely from ...