“Red or White?” my host asked, offering me a glass of wine at a summer gathering. Within moments, I regretted my choice as I tripped and spilled the glass of zinfandel down the front of my shirt.

“Red or White?” my host asked, offering me a glass of wine at a summer gathering. Within moments, I regretted my choice as I tripped and spilled the glass of zinfandel down the front of my shirt.

IN THE 2006 MOVIE “Local Color,” a great but long-forgotten painter reviews the work of his young protégé and derides the clouds he has painted. “Clouds are not so white,” he says, comparing the ...

Find a wine color chart for a handy reference and to get a better idea of the variety of colors in wines. Next, swirl the wine so you can observe its “tears” or “legs.” Technically, this is an ...

InvestigationCompared to scent and taste, sight is the sense people pay the least attention to during a wine tasting. Yet the appearance of wine, with its endless palette of shades, provides essential ...