SPIT: freedom in Illinois! Wine-loving residents of the Land of Lincoln now have fewer choices: It's confusing, but in a law effective today, wineries (both out-of-state in-state) will have caps on the amount they can ship to Illinois MORE >>

The tasting room at Vintage New York, a division of Rivendell Winery in the Hudson Valley, offers a unique approach to tasting local wines. With thirty-six wines available on the short list (most of which cost only $8 or $10 a glass MORE >>

What a difference a little marketing & the word FREE can do. attended the Murcia region of Spain's wine education event at Astor Center 2 days ago, followed by an intimate lunch at 81, a restaurant on 81st St in Manhattan yesterday MORE >>

Pinot Noir in Oregon's Willamette Valley is, in my opinion, still trying to figure out what it wants to be. Is it a new world style wine, dense, concentrated, and fruit forward? Or is it in the style of Burgundy, with more of an emphasis on delicate aromatics, balancing acidity, and earth tones? prefer the Burgundian style of Pinot. MORE >>

npr If only Hillary Clinton had known–there's wine in Kentucky! She could have put down the shot of Crown Royal and picked up a glass of Kentucky cab to fraternize with the locals. In a story this morning on “Marketplace” from American MORE >>