Wine Basics
As you learn about wine, you'll realize the learnings are endless. It can be overwhelming, but we’re here to help you get started with the basics, so, maybe you'll feel adventurous enough to dig a little bit deeper.
THE ESSENTIALS
Need-to-Know Wine Vocab
Wine Tasting Basics: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Characteristics
GET TO KNOW WINE GRAPES
Get To Know Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Franc: What It Is And How It’s Changing
What Is Cabernet Sauvignon?
What Do You Know About Merlot?
WINE EXPLORATIONS
Crispy, Summer-Sipping White Wines
Beyond Champagne: Sparkling Wine For New Year’s Eve
WINEMAKING & WINE TASTING
Tasting Notes Translated
Lees Aging: Taking Wine to the Next Level
How Wine is Made: Alcoholic Fermentation
Where Does Wine Get Its Tannins and Color?
IN THE VINEYARD
Washington State’s Columbia Valley AVA: A Region Designed to Craft Exceptional Wine
What is an AVA and Why is It Important?