The Wine Enthusiast

Wine Gift Giving: How to Choose the Perfect Bottle for Anyone

Wine Gift Giving: How to Choose the Perfect Bot...

Patricia Elise

Selecting wine as a gift requires balancing personal taste, occasion appropriateness and recipient preferences. I've learned this the hard way after giving my wine-novice brother-in-law a $60 bottle of Barolo...

Wine Gift Giving: How to Choose the Perfect Bot...

Patricia Elise

Selecting wine as a gift requires balancing personal taste, occasion appropriateness and recipient preferences. I've learned this the hard way after giving my wine-novice brother-in-law a $60 bottle of Barolo...

2 glasses of wine, one with white and one with red sitting with grapes

Dual Zone Wine Fridge: Why Two Temperatures Are...

Dan DeRubertis

Wine storage has evolved significantly beyond the traditional single-temperature wine cellar. Modern dual zone wine fridges offer wine enthusiasts the ability to store different types of wines at their optimal...

Dual Zone Wine Fridge: Why Two Temperatures Are...

Dan DeRubertis

Wine storage has evolved significantly beyond the traditional single-temperature wine cellar. Modern dual zone wine fridges offer wine enthusiasts the ability to store different types of wines at their optimal...

2 glasses of wine, 1 red and 1 white in front of a row of wine bottles

The Psychology of Wine: Why We Collect and What...

Dan DeRubertis

I found myself standing in my basement at midnight, flashlight in hand, counting wine bottles for the third time that week. My wine fridge was full, my wine cooler was...

The Psychology of Wine: Why We Collect and What...

Dan DeRubertis

I found myself standing in my basement at midnight, flashlight in hand, counting wine bottles for the third time that week. My wine fridge was full, my wine cooler was...

The Science Behind Wine Aging: What Happens in the Bottle

The Science Behind Wine Aging: What Happens in ...

Patricia Elise

I'll never forget opening a twenty-year-old Bordeaux that had been resting in my wine fridge for the last five years of its journey. The wine that emerged from that bottle...

The Science Behind Wine Aging: What Happens in ...

Patricia Elise

I'll never forget opening a twenty-year-old Bordeaux that had been resting in my wine fridge for the last five years of its journey. The wine that emerged from that bottle...

A glass of red wine next to a decanter of red wine in front of a person's two feet relaxing in front of a fire

Seasonal Wine Guide: What to Drink Throughout t...

Dan DeRubertis

  I used to be one of those people who drank the same wines year-round. Chardonnay in January, Chardonnay in July—it didn't matter to me. Then I spent a summer...

Seasonal Wine Guide: What to Drink Throughout t...

Dan DeRubertis

  I used to be one of those people who drank the same wines year-round. Chardonnay in January, Chardonnay in July—it didn't matter to me. Then I spent a summer...

3 Wine bottles and 3 Wine glasses on the top of a standing wine barrell

Best Wine Fridge vs. Wine Cooler: Which Is Righ...

Dan DeRubertis

Last year, I found myself standing in my kitchen, staring at a growing collection of wine bottles scattered across my counter, crammed into regular kitchen cabinets and even tucked away...

Best Wine Fridge vs. Wine Cooler: Which Is Righ...

Dan DeRubertis

Last year, I found myself standing in my kitchen, staring at a growing collection of wine bottles scattered across my counter, crammed into regular kitchen cabinets and even tucked away...