Although these grayish-blue grapes have been cultivated for centuries in Europe, the versatile varietal is one of the fastest-growing white wines in America today. Grown in Burgundy since the Middle ...

Pinot grigio is a crisp and light white wine that's perfect for hot summer days. The tipple is typically dry, with citrusy notes that evoke lemon, lime, and sometimes apples and grapefruit.

I’ve always been a fan of underdogs. The horse with 50 to 1 odds. (Remember Mind That Bird, the 2009 winner of the Kentucky Derby?) A number 16 seed miraculously knocking out a top seed in the first ...

Hot summer nights. Lazy afternoons. Baseball on the radio. Ah, summer! This is the time of year many people live for, especially in New England. (Although truth be told, I'm one of those nuts who ...

OK, what’s the difference? Different names, same grape. Pinot Grigio = Italian. Pinot Gris = French. The white-wine grape has a grayish / brownish hue to its skin; ‘gris’ means ‘gray’ in French. By ...

Decades ago, white grapes were more valuable in California than red grapes. Chardonnay fetched higher prices per ton than cabernet sauvignon. Chenin blanc, riesling and a host of other whites were ...

Discover 16 top Italian wines under $30 — from Tuscany and Sicily to Friuli and beyond. Affordable bottles to stock up on now ...

True story: I was treating my wife’s 20-something nieces to dinner one night in an expensive restaurant, where the wine list started at $30 and went up like a rocket. The young women were up to ...