Dan Berger

The wine changes slowly and can be fascinating when it reaches an extra two years in the bottle.

Fountaingrove is one of the newest AVAs in Sonoma. Its real meaning to consumers will become evident only after more of its wines are seen.

The coldest regions of the United States are home to some of our best riesling vineyards.

The best wines are in extremely short supply.

Not only are bankruptcies and winery closures becoming commonplace, but very slow wine sales are also changing the face of domestic production.

The least patrons can do is to validate that the wine they ordered is what they wanted.

Most of today’s domestic wines don’t have the staying power to improve.

Wine today, whether it’s from the United States or a place you have never heard of, is better than it has ever been.

Where the grapes grew usually contributed something more interesting to a wine than just what the grape variety was.

A “shelf talker” is a slip of paper or a card with a few words that describe the wine sitting on the shelf that retailers hope will entice people to buy it.