Washington is the second largest wine-producing state in the United States. It is located in the Pacific Northwest of the country, bordering...

Somm360 sits down with winemaker Laura Catena to discuss high altitude winemaking. Somm360: First things first, Laura… Would you ple...

Japan's National Tax Agency reports that the annual consumption of sake has declined steadily for the past seven years in the country. Last...

“Hold on, is this April Fool’s Day?”  This very thought has often crossed my mind as I’ve been passed a glass...

A Brief History   The Commonwealth of Virginia has a deep history of cultivating vines for wine production going back to the 17th...

Two sommeliers chat about the history of this famed variety.

Grillo and Nero d'Avola have been subjected to various winemaking experiments over the last three decades, resulting in a plethora of styles...

The benevolent climate and diverse soils of France’s Languedoc wine region provide optimal conditions for a wide range of Vitis vinife...

This week Somm360 shares a glass of wine with Bonny Doon vineyard’s Randall Grahm to discuss his nascent Syrah project.  Somm360...

The word "koshu" (old sake) designates a tasting style of sake rather than a regulation or a method of production. This approach is comparab...