Video Store

An online wine boutique with slashed prices

Shopping for affordable wine online is a bit like Internet dating. Although there's no shortage of available options, the reality on your doorstep can end up being very different...

Banged Up

Jug wine with pedigree

Maligned as it may be today, jug wine once played a vital role in California's winemaking history. It introduced an American audience to what had previously been an exclusively...

Booze's Black Friday

Essential winter pours for less

When it comes to classic holiday hooch, nothing embodies the spirit of the season more perfectly than port (Christmas) and Champagne (New Year's). Unfortunately, after weeks of...

DIWine

A party trick with delicious results

Thanks to all the amateur food enthusiasts trying their hand at everything from cheesemaking to publishing, it may seem like the DIY field is overcrowded. But Ales Kristancic,...

Pear of Aces

A Champagne-lover's cider

Ask most sommeliers about cider and they'll likely turn up their expertly trained noses. But not wine legend Eric Bordelet. After several years as the director of the wine program...

Code Word

A small wine region with big clout

For those in the know, one region in France has recently become the wine world's new "secret handshake." As a generation of drinkers moves away from the rich, heavy wines that...