A. Must carry an ingredient and nutrition label
B. Must note that the wine is less than 0.5% alcohol
C. Must be made from actual wine grapes (not other fruits) and use the term “dealcoholized” or “alcohol-removed” wine
D. All of the above
The Ascendency of White
For the first time in the US, sales of white wine have overtaken red. The “switch” happened in 2024. Today, 49% of wine sales are white wine; 45% are red. So what’s driving the decline in red wine? The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...My Favorite Palate Cleanser
I asked my followers on Instagram recently to name the best palate cleanser. (Someone once told me celery is absolutely terrific. But celery???). The answers came in: from crackers and bread to apples and raw almonds. I promised to share my own favorite. So here it...
But that’s not me. I’m a wine drinker.
When you hear statements such as the World Health Organization’s declaration that “no amount of alcohol is safe,” do you think: but that’s not me. I’m a wine drinker.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign...
Share the Wine
So much has been written lately about the declining number of people who drink wine.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.What does it mean to call a wine “approachable?”
Approachable. I’ve heard a thousand wines described that way. So, what exactly is anThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.What are we looking for in great wine?
Whenever I ask winemakers in Napa Valley or Bordeaux who make wines based on CabernetThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
The Sugar in Wine Problem
One of the biggest misperceptions about wine is that it contains a lot of sugar.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.I Don’t Get It
I’ve read scores of studies on declining wine consumption among younger US consumers.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Talking Back
51 billion square inches. That’s approximately how much space of largely unusedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of wineries in the 2026 Digital Winery Report by the creative brand agency Transom that offered some kind of shipping discount to non-wine-club members, a very low percentage. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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