Karen Collins is a registered dietitian with the American Institute for Cancer Research. Is it true that you need to choose red grapes in order to get resveratrol, the compound found in red wine? That ...
No matter what the color of grape skin, grape juice is clear, maybe slightly green or gray. So where do all the different colors of wine come from, and how, and why? Wine color comes from skins of ...
Napa’s grapes today are at a turning point in their growth cycles as they ripen and enter the home stretch to harvest. Varietals across the valley have begun to take on their telltale change of hues — ...
Antonio Busalacchi knows quality wine. As a sommelier, his educated palate can discern the oak undertones or mineral accents of a wine — flavors that elude most wine drinkers. He picks up on other ...
You don’t have to live in Napa to ripen grapes in your garden. Maybe I’ve read too much Frances Mayes about her idyll in Italy, but there’s something so Mediterranean about growing grapes. The idea is ...