If you're new to drinking wine or simply don't know what all those terms on the label mean, here's a quick guide to ...

Most Americans are familiar with California wine labels that prominently display the grape varietal with the general region as secondary. Other new world wineries follow the same pattern.

With the infinite choices of varieties, vintages, terroirs, and tannins, buying wine can be a real minefield. As a result, many of us end up scouring labels, hoping for some shred of information ...

"It's difficult enough with an English label, but adding the other languages ... eye out for the word "Trocken" on the German varieties of this wine. "In the US we often enjoy drier wines, and ...

or sold without a label, or sold as bulk wine. Each year there is a parallel audit of a given variety within a given region, which charts how much of that variety is made from grapes grown in the ...