Dan Berger

California or Europe? What to Know When Shopping for $15 Wine

The difference between American and other wines cannot be summed up in one or two sentences.

Food November 10, 2026
Wine in a Can

Wine in a can remains a potentially fascinating category for the wine industry, but thus far it has ...

Food November 3, 2026
Why Your Favorite Wine Could Become Harder to Find

The California wine industry is suffering from losses on multiple fronts.

Food October 27, 2026
Know These European Wine Names, and Shop With Confidence

Wine bottles carry the place-name of where they came from and that knowing them will help consumers choose.

Food October 20, 2026
Is a Wine Trip to Australia or New Zealand Worth the Journey?

Southern hemisphere wines are special.

Food October 13, 2026
Why Are Wine Bottles So Heavy?

A heavy bottle doesn't mean better wine, but it does cost more to ship and leaves a larger ...

Food October 6, 2026
Wine List Woes

Some wine connoisseurs dislike dining out due to the poor quality of wine served at restaurants.

Food September 29, 2026
Cabernet Franc

Cabernet franc grows beautifully in France's Loire Valley, where it became popular with French kings who built summer ...

Food September 22, 2026
Wine Price Fluctuations

If you like wine as I do, you know that it can become expensive.

Food September 15, 2026
Look for Bargains

Before the downturn, prices for French Champagne had slowly crept above $60 per bottle. Now, some shops offer ...

Food September 8, 2026
Translating Labels

Foreign languages create problems for Americans who are unfamiliar with imported wines' place-naming system.

Food September 1, 2026
The Wine Bar

When attending a wine bar, I always ask when a bottle was opened—and I watch the face of ...

Food August 25, 2026
Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Give Wine a Run for Its Money

Using flavor enhancers like peach, tangerine, blackberry, and strawberry, many RTDs are essentially alcoholic soda.

Food August 18, 2026
Sauvignon Blanc Is Hot

The wine changes slowly and can be fascinating when it reaches an extra two years in the bottle.

Food August 12, 2026
Meet Sonoma’s Newest Wine Region

Fountaingrove is one of the newest AVAs in Sonoma. Its real meaning to consumers will become evident only ...

Food August 4, 2026
The Riesling Is a Challenger for Title of World’s Greatest Wine Grape

The coldest regions of the United States are home to some of our best riesling vineyards.

Food July 29, 2026
Keep on Trocken

The best wines are in extremely short supply.

Food July 21, 2026
Wine Glut

Not only are bankruptcies and winery closures becoming commonplace, but very slow wine sales are also changing the ...

Food July 14, 2026
Ask Questions

The least patrons can do is to validate that the wine they ordered is what they wanted.

Food July 7, 2026
Collecting Wine

Most of today's domestic wines don't have the staying power to improve.

Food June 30, 2026
Wine ‘Additives’

Wine today, whether it's from the United States or a place you have never heard of, is better ...

Food June 23, 2026
Learning About Wine

Where the grapes grew usually contributed something more interesting to a wine than just what the grape variety ...

Food June 16, 2026
Stale Views

A "shelf talker" is a slip of paper or a card with a few words that describe the ...

Food June 9, 2026
Wine Quality Improvement

Good wine is getting better. And this has nothing to do with improving the grapes or the techniques ...

Food June 2, 2026
The Case for Wine

Wine is a complex discipline that entails farming (botany and plant physiology) and fermentation science (chemistry and microbiology).

Food May 26, 2026
Cabernet Franc

Cabernet franc is quite similar to cabernet sauvignon with several additional traits that make it much more approachable.

Food May 19, 2026
Bait and Switch

The more you know about wine, the more you are likely to see the scam before falling for ...

Food May 12, 2026