Gerald D Boyd On Wine

Austria's capital city of Vienna has many attractions to satisfy even the most jaded world traveler. Few are more satisfying for the win...

When I was a young boy in Pennsylvania, pestering my mother for a taste of her New York Port, it never occurred to me that one day I would b...

The following posting i s an impression of my visit to Sicily a few years ago and those of my son, Sean, co-owner/winemaker of Sightglass C...

In the early part of the 1970s, while Napa and Sonoma were setting the wine world on its ear, little attention was paid to the wines of Mend...

New Zealand, the other Down Under country, is known for its juicy Sauvignon Blanc with a tropical personality.  Not as well known are the ta...

                            Chardonnay has famously been described as the 800-pound gorilla of wine. That dominance (some would say arroganc...

There is an analogy in wine making that goes something like this: aging wine in an oak barrel, is like seasoning stew in a pot. Before wine ...

Since 1983, when the first official appellations were approved, grape growing and wine making in the Napa Valley have grown to a current tot...

Rarely is there a wine made today that does not involve some form of blending. Even single variety wines are often blends of grapes from mor...

In the wide world of wine, a crowded field of thousands of different types, there is no wine that has had more ups and downs than rose. Perh...

                                        There is a large sign along Highway 29 announcing to all travelers that they are passing through the...

                                              Some say that understanding the complexities of Chianti is understanding Italian red wine. Chi...