We are excited to have partnered with Wine Access, in our commitment to making the wine industry a vibrant, forward-thinking, and diverse industry. This of course requires the very best people. That’s why we’re teaming up with NBA star and wine lover Josh Hart to offer 100 scholarships to aspiring wine experts in the BIPOC community, with the goal of discovering tomorrow’s wine industry stars.
We asked NVWA student Josh Jacobsen about getting his wine education while pursuing the dream of opening Rae Vino, an online wine shop.
The gold medal grape variety that shows zesty orange, lime, and flint notes in its youth; nutty spices and dried fruit after aging? It’s not what you think.
Explanations from our favorite wine fault articles on the web, along with a “How Scary?” description, which aims to break down each “fault” in layman’s terms.
For the most part, oak-aged red and white wine is still misunderstood among most consumers. We asked seven winemakers to explain what oak actually imparts to a wine.
Those European wines that you need for blind tasting practice might be about to rise in price, because of a dispute over subsidies in the aerospace industry.
Austria’s famous cultural fastidiousness has been particularly acute when it comes to Sekt, the country’s sparkling wine. While Sekt has been produced since the 1840s, the market is just now seeing the results of Austria’s new sparkling wine designation, under the moniker Österreichischer Sekt mit geschützter Ursprungsbezeichnung (g.U.), which stands for “Austrian Sekt with Protected Designation of Origin” (PDO).
Image: Château Gruaud Larose in St-Julien. story and photos by Jennifer Curry A RARECAT WINES PARTNER SERIES POST “This is going to be a very special experience,” Marc Dubedout whispered to me as we approached the white mast sign welcoming merchants, trade professionals, and journalists to the Crus De Pessac-Léognan on our first day of …
In celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday–April 13–we are digging deep into this founding father of wine and third POTUS’ grape-growing experiments from his celebrated home in Monticello, Virginia. Consider this a teaser to our American Wine Studies certification program, which covers the history of winemaking in the U.S. and explores American Viticultural Areas from coast …
At some point in your life, you wanted to be a movie star because everybody wanted to be a movie star, or President, or Captain Kirk. But as you wound your way through your younger and more vulnerable years and looked to higher education, those dreams likely morphed into a career path that your parents …
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