What’s Prosecco Wine? Italian Sparkling Wine vs. French Champagne

A new word for the New Year, just don’t call it cheap Champagne. But, whether you know what Prosecco wine is or not, chances are very good you’ll have some New Year’s Eve. Prosecco wine is generally a dry Italian … Read More

A Slightly Sweet Thanksgiving: Madeira and Lambrusco Wine

According to Richard Mayson in his book on the subject: Madeira wine is currently experiencing a renaissance. It is a wine that behaves like almost no other. Heat and air, the sworn enemies of most wines and winemakers, conspire to … Read More

Empress Josephine’s Wine Cellar

Bordeaux wine lovers may credit the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris and Emperor Napoleon III’s “Official Classification” with putting Bordeaux wine on the map. But, it turns out that his grandmother the Empress Josephine, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte may … Read More