LEOMINSTER, England, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The best introduction to wine is to get hold of a bottle and open it. Smells, tastes, the sound of a popping cork, and everything else that goes with drinking ...

Contrary to commonly held college belief, there’s more to the art of wine than big bottles of Barefoot Moscato or communal bags of Franzia passed around at the annual fratalina wine mixer. There’s ...

Gerald Boyd writes about the wines of Sicily, including hard-to-find whites and the more accessible reds. There are many things to like about Italy, not the least is the broad selection of wines this ...

When it comes to wine, Napa Valley, France, even Italy are usually part of the conversation. Phil Scharfstein from One Stop Wines & Spirits joins us with a shot of knowledge about wines from Germany.

After The Chronicle tasted thousands of wines in 2006 and recommended hundreds in print and on www.sfgate.com/wine, it was daunting to whittle those favorites down to ...

Wine dinners usually focus on the more famed regions, such as France and Spain; however, there are many varietals to be had from around the world. And tonight Greek wine is making its debut in the ...

Happy National Rosé Day! Though quite underrated when compared to crowd-favourites like red and white wine, Rosé is quite easily our first drink when comes to a night out. If you’re looking to trade ...

Talia Baiocchi is the founder and general manager of Punch. She has spent her career specializing in wine, restaurants, and culture. Previously a columnist at Wine Spectator, she went on to become the ...

It was a tough job but we did it -- we tasted some 2,500 wines during a 12-month period and came up with the best bottles to recommend to Chronicle readers. OK, so it wasn't that difficult to put so ...