It can often be a daunting task to decide which wine to serve to a group of friends for dinner. There are so many different varietals to choose from and then you have decide between the plethora of labels that sit on the shelf of your local wine shop. Some of these choices are basic -- white or red? But it can get tricky from there.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – It’s no accident that oysters are identified by the specific tidal region in which they are grown. Like that sense of place that defines a wine – terroir – the flavor of these beautiful bivalves is influenced by the nutrients, temperature and salinity of the water in which they are raised. In the industry, they call it merroir.

Selected invitees got an advance hearing of Old Ideas over white wine and quiche last month

Lovebirds spend an average of $100 on gifts for their Valentine. Here's a way to make sure your sweetie gets some tasty sweets without breaking the bank.

# happyhour Mead is almost certainly the first beverage that got humans drunk (sorry, beer). It predates wine by ten to thirty thousand years. Hell, it predates the cultivation of soil. Best of all, you only need three common ingredients to whip up a batch. So let's do that. More »

Professional wine buyers are kind of like art curators. They choose the pieces in an exhibit and arrange them in a way that may or may not make sense, but at least evokes some type of positive response. These are skills that require an understanding of the artist or winemaker’s process, but don’t necessitate possessing artistic talent oneself. I have respect for anyone who has the nerve to make ...

By ROBYN ECKHARDT Published: February 9, 2012 The New York Times A fishing boat near Telok Pahang. More Photos » PENANG is on a roll. Thanks to an influx of private and public investment and creative energy — precipitated in part by Unesco’s 2008 listing of Penang’s capital city, George Town, as a World Heritage [...]

Wine is intrinsically related to the celebration of Valentine's Day. Can you imagine a romantic V-Day dinner replete with an array of IPAs, porters and stouts?

So you are at your favorite restaurant and out comes the intimidating, leather bound wine list, which can often have anywhere from 20-40 different types of wines from various countries with equally varied pricetags. How do you go about ordering wine for your table?

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