Acidity, alcohol, and even tannins can influence our perception of sweetness. Here's your guide to understanding how sweetness really works in wine.

While enjoying a glass of Cabernet a few weeks ago with an old friend who is unfamiliar with wine jargon, I was caught off-guard when he asked, "How in the world can a liquid as delicious as this ...

The wine can be dry or slightly sweet. Sforzato: An Italian term meaning "strained," sforzato wines (also know as sfursat) are made in Northern Italy's Valtellina region of Lombardy using the ...