The Best Prime Day Deals for Your Home Bar
Photo: Syda Productions (Shutterstock) Being able to enjoy a cocktail or glass of wine at home becomes more appealing as you age. You can control the music, don’t have to…
How to Get Free Grape Leaves (and What to Make with Them)
Consider the underestimated grape leaf. Each year, grape vines are cut back, and turn brown and woody, then emerge vivaciously fresh with green shoots in the late spring. These vines…
Two Things You Should Do to Impress Your Valentine’s Dinner Date
In a brain that is constantly wracked with uncertainty and anxiety, there is one belief of which I am utterly certain: I am good at ordering. Put me in charge…
Are You Ready for Skin Contact White Wine?
Photo: Foxys Forest Manufacture (Shutterstock) Choosing the right bottle of wine for a friend (or even yourself) can feel tricky, even when the choice was limited to just red and…
How to Order Good Wine at a Restaurant Without Sounding Like a Moron
Photo: BONDART PHOTOGRAPHY (Shutterstock) We’ve all been there: You head out to a nice restaurant with some friends, settle into your chairs in anticipation…and then the wine list drops in…
The Best Way to Figure Out How Much Wine You Need for a Party
Photo: Roman Samborskyi (Shutterstock) There’s a good chance you were gifted a number of wine bottles over the holidays. There’s a greater chance that you’ve already worked your way through…
Do You Let Your Kids Try Your Alcoholic Drink?
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) A staff writer for The Atlantic took to Twitter over the weekend to ask, “When a little child asks you what you’re drinking and it’s definitely…
Boxed Wine Is the Best Cooking Wine
Photo: GO DESIGN (Shutterstock) Cooking wine should be good enough to drink, but not so good that you feel bad dumping it into a sauce or stew. (It should not,…