The Wine Decanter by Phillip Zucchion When it comes to wine, I tell people to throw away the vintage charts and invest in a corkscrew. The best way to learn about wine is the drinking. ~ Alexis Lichine You are living in the Golden Age of wine. Never before have wine drinkers had such diversity [...]

By Samuel Ritter If Argentine is led by an iconic superstar (Malbec), then South Africa fields a more well-rounded team with many talented players. ~Steven Tanzer, International Wine Cellars South Africa has a distinguished wine history that dates back to 1659. In that year, Jan van Riebeek, a surgeon and the founder of Capetown, produced [...]

Loire Valley: It’s Not Just Bordeaux and Burgandy By Samuel Ritter   When you talk French wines, most people gravitate to Bordeaux and Burgundy. Perhaps, this is for good reason: they are the two most popular and well-known areas for French wines. However, if you are after some of the finest wines France produces, it [...]