Which White Wine Is Sweet: 14 Great Options

Individual tastes in wine are, well, individual. One of the enduring challenges when it comes to buying wine is that you have no idea what’s in the bottle if you’re new to wine. Here to help. There are sweet white wines like Liebfraumilch, Moscato d’Asti, Riesling, and Demi-sec Vouvray. Late harvest Riesling, Icewine, Sauternes, Passito […]

Zibibbo Wine Guide: Quick Sip

Pronounce: Zee-beeb-oh If you’ve never heard of Zibibbo wine, you’re missing out!  Zibibbo is a white wine grape grown across the Mediterranean, where it goes by its more common name: Muscat of Alexandria. Today, Zibibbo wine is made on the islands of Sicily and Pantelleria into refreshing dry whites and luscious dessert wines. Zibibbo wines […]

Wine Flights: Everything You Need to Know

If you hang around wine people long enough, you’re going to run across the term “wine flight”. A wine flight is not, in fact, an airplane full of wine nerds – though I’d be up for that! A wine flight is a set of different but related servings of wine. Typically a wine flight is […]

How to Tell If Wine Is Sweet (Before You Buy)

New wine drinkers are often inducted into the world of vino via sweet wine. This begs the question: How do you know if a wine is sweet? Read the label for terms like ‘off-dry’ or a sweetness scale. Alcohol levels below 11% ABV indicate some sugar. Sweetness is measured in g/l (grams of sugar per […]

How to Pair Champagne and Chocolate

Chocolate and bubbly may seem like a brilliant combo, but more often than not your pairing will end up like an ill-fated blind date in your mouth, leaving you thinking: THAT didn’t work out! But if you’re looking to splurge on a little luxury, take a quick moment to learn about how to painlessly pair […]