The Telegraph kicked things off with an article last week about wine trends of this decade — “the Naughties.&# Everyone’s looking back! The signal trend highlighted by Jonathan Ray is making pink wine acceptable. He continues to list some other winners and losers in his column. Oh, yes, researching my Ph.D. MORE >>

What an exciting year this has been for Why Wine Blog and for me personally in my quest to further my knowledge of wine. The blog started out in 2008 only as fun thing to do and to give my new wine affiliate web site it's first link. From then on I started using my blog as a learning tool. was afraid to open them. MORE >>

This week's World of Fine Wine blog post is by Peter Liem, and you are cheating yourself if you don't take 10 minutes to read it and think about it. Get on over there and read the rest of the article on your own. Here is a snippet from the post: Generally speaking, we don't deal well with the issue of variability in wine. MORE >>

have found out a few things about my blog while on this state of being dry. First, don't even try to post an article with out a glass of wine on hand. Speaking of the blogosphere, I was also following a few articles about "Should Wine Writers Be Certified?" Another week gone by with out the taste of wine. did read a book. MORE >>

Thank you Corked Wine Blog for article. The second annual Finger Lakes Riesling Festival will take place on August 14-15 along Lakeshore Drive and Kershaw Park in Canandaigua, NY. This year, you will be able to sample wines from more than 14 local producers. A Classic Car Show on Sunday, August 15. Mark your calendars!!! MORE >>