Lisa Crowley and Judy Gallagher swirl the bright red wine in their glasses, sip it gingerly, then start to chew it, sloshing it in their mouths and savoring its essence on their tongues. Joining them ...

THE MOST POPULAR wine books are beginner’s guides, a publisher once told me. Whether directed at “dummies” or filled with factoids designed to appeal to millennials, these introductory works can give ...

If you’ve always been intimidated by French wine, you’re in luck. Crossing Vineyards and Winery is introducing a new series of classes, French Wine for Beginners, inspired by its private European wine ...

Learning about wine can be daunting. Pages-long wine lists, palpable elitism and foreign names can often throw off new wine drinkers, making them intimidated to learn more about the beverage. But at ...

The French can be snobs about wine. Or so many Americans believe. We think they want to intimidate us when it comes to that deeply mysterious substance they “invented.”And those labels. Deliberately ...