My quirky and self-proclaimed comical clan is spread throughout the U.S. My bodacious mother, Sharol, and aunt, Barb, reside locally, as do my two ...

As fun as it can be to stop by your local wine shop and peruse their selection ahead of a holiday party (or just another Friday night), sometimes you wish you already had a few bottles on hand.

Want to know the best red wines you can buy from the supermarkets, including Aldi, Asda, Tesco and Waitrose? For our independent expert taste test, we asked a panel of wine experts to blind-taste and ...

Wine fridges or wine coolers are specially designed refrigeration appliances that keep wine stored at the ideal temperature prior to serving. Our rigorous tests have found wine fridges that do their ...

With the Yuletide season beckoning, and a cold wintry chill now permeating the air, now is the time to invest in a good red wine. Be it for quiet nights in huddled up under a blanket, or for ...

It's a hot day and nothing sounds better than a crisp glass of wine, but everything you have at home is room temperature. Popping a bottle of wine in the freezer to cool it off seems like the smartest ...

The quality of Portuguese table wines has flourished in recent years. While these bottlings may be relatively offbeat for some, ther attractive qualities and prices should lure any curious connoisseur ...

Two words sum up this festive column - alternative and sweet. Seasonal suggestions so often concentrate, understandably, on the classics, but staying with them alone excludes the adventurous ...

It’s a good thing we live in Maryland, where Costco doesn’t sell wine. But I did want to check out Costco’s wine program, so I headed recently to the D.C. store. I was specifically ...

There is, however, something to be said for these cheerful and unfussy wines. What’s more, Nouveau Day falls on the third Thursday of each November—a week before Thanksgiving in the United ...

As a certified sommelier, when I entertain, I want to serve the perfect wines to match any meal, occasion, and person. Whether I'm ordering takeout, making one of my trusty weeknight dishes ...

One of the things I miss most about living in my parent’s house is their wine fridge. I didn’t realize how good I had it until I moved into my much smaller apartment, where I now struggle to ...