Twin Cities Foodies Rejoice in Heat of Summer

OK, so you missed the Irish Fair, the Pizza Luce' Uptown, the Rib Feast, Britstock, the High Heel Dash and the Complete (abridged) Works of William Shakespeare – DO NOT FRET! There are still some Fests and food Orgies still to come in the dwindling days of Midwestern summe …

Israel discovers large Byzantine-era wine press

JERUSALEM - Israeli archaeologists said Monday that they've discovered an unusually shaped 1,400-year-old wine press that was exceptionally large and advanced for its time.

Dick Vermeil's new passion: Winemaking

Robert Parker Jr., the renowned critic for the Wine Advocate, said Vermeil's first bottled effort was remarkably precocious by Napa Valley standards.

Terroir Is Not A Small Dog!

Sometimes the French give us a wine word that is so appealing, so easy to pronounce, that we can't help ourselves; we must have it.

More on winemaking

Additional information on winemaking in Tuscany... for dummies.