In Wine for Newbies Episode 54, we present the Wine Appreciation 101 Class at Indiana University South Bend--specifically, the second lecture where we learn about Riesling. We also include some information on food and wine pairings. Be sure to visit Dr. Loosen's web site for great information on Riesling. As before, this episode is broken up into three parts. You can find them...

... one thing was missing: a bottle of good red wine. Fortunately, I had a nice Sicilian Sangiovese ... with the abundant sunshine of Sicily, this wine was super dark and had an enticing bouquet of cherries ... to steal the show. A lot of tasty, reasonable wine comes out of Sicily, and some of it even makes...

... one thing was missing: a bottle of good red wine. Fortunately, I had a nice Sicilian Sangiovese ... with the abundant sunshine of Sicily, this wine was super dark and had an enticing bouquet of cherries ... to steal the show. A lot of tasty, reasonable wine comes out of Sicily, and some of it even makes...

... one thing was missing: a bottle of good red wine. Fortunately, I had a nice Sicilian Sangiovese ... with the abundant sunshine of Sicily, this wine was super dark and had an enticing bouquet of cherries ... to steal the show. A lot of tasty, reasonable wine comes out of Sicily, and some of it even makes...

... powerful wine. We selected a Chateau d’Oupia Minervois 2004 with a cassis-scented bouquet, lots ... ’t the best match for my confit. Perhaps because of the salt content of my dish, the wine tensed up and seemed narrow. One interesting thing that we noticed, though, was that the wine took on a mysterious...

... powerful wine. We selected a Chateau d’Oupia Minervois 2004 with a cassis-scented bouquet, lots ... ’t the best match for my confit. Perhaps because of the salt content of my dish, the wine tensed up and seemed narrow. One interesting thing that we noticed, though, was that the wine took on a mysterious...

... powerful wine. We selected a Chateau d’Oupia Minervois 2004 with a cassis-scented bouquet, lots ... ’t the best match for my confit. Perhaps because of the salt content of my dish, the wine tensed up and seemed narrow. One interesting thing that we noticed, though, was that the wine took on a mysterious...

... powerful wine. We selected a Chateau d’Oupia Minervois 2004 with a cassis-scented bouquet, lots ... ’t the best match for my confit. Perhaps because of the salt content of my dish, the wine tensed up and seemed narrow. One interesting thing that we noticed, though, was that the wine took on a mysterious...

... different today. For this month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday, Sam over at Becks & Posh chose Champagne ... Reserve took a bronze medal in the 2006 Japan International Wine Challenge, and it appears...

... different today. For this month’s Wine Blogging Wednesday, Sam over at Becks & Posh chose Champagne ... Reserve took a bronze medal in the 2006 Japan International Wine Challenge, and it appears...