Here is another celebrity that has ventured into winemaking, Sam Neill! He's one of my all time favorite actors. I always seem to enjoy whatever role he plays. Piano, for example, was probably one of the best films I remember him in. Movies, though, is not the only industry on this actor's mind. He's looking to branch out into the Asian wine market. Smart fellow!

As a bartender, it's essential to serve drinks in the correct glassware. The whole essence and experience of a drink is in the quality and style of the glass it's served in.

Enjoy the outdoors during the summer season. Picnics, barbeques, patio parties - all are great opportunities to enjoy good food and wine. Around this time of year, though it's been warm down here for a good many months and will only get warmer, it is about time to lighten things up a little when it comes to wine.

Many people don't realize it, but there is a difference between sparkling wine and real champagne. Want extra bubbles? Learn which glasses to use for the best effect.

Of course, if your restaurant is serious about serving wine, you will want to have a wine expert on hand. This kind of expert is called a "sommelier", which is French for wine steward. However, for the restaurant that wants to just keep a few bottles on the menu, a basic working knowledge of wine will be enough to get a grip on the subject.

You don't have to be rich to stock your "cellar" with fine wines; you just have to be smart and taste your way to an affordable wine cellar, which also doesn't have to be expensive, it could be under the bed, on the closet floor, or in a basement corner.

More and more studies are showing that you should not stop having wine at dinner when dieting, because there are too many significant long-term health benefits and they outweigh the mere calorie intake. In fact, wine might even be considered the new health drink.

It is important to at least have a basic knowledge on which types of wine would go best with certain dishes in order to order the right wine when dining at a restaurant.

A small gift can be worth a million dollars. Yes, the value of a gift is not judged by it's price in dollars but by the warmth and love with which it has been given. Gifts have been part of our tradition since ancient times.

Wine tasting is considered an art by many wine enthusiasts. Tasting wine just like a professional would enable you to enjoy the wine and the richness of its flavor.

There are numerous claims that drinking wine is good for the health.

A wine cellar rack allows any wine lover to have a lot of wine in their home. Usually wine racks are wall mounted, even though they can be stacked as well. They differ in size, and can hold from 10-300 bottles of wine.

Champagne hails from the vineyards of the French regions. If you buy a bottle and it says champagne on the bottle it's most likely that it was made from France's vineyards. If you didn't get the champagne that is so legendary to the regions of France, you pretty much just wasted your money on sparkling wine.

Year after year, wine consumption has become more and more popular all over the world. With more and more money going into wine, the wine and its history will always remain a question. With this in hand, a lot of people often wonder how they can keep and store their wines to maintain a fine taste.

Description of 5 AOC in the Loire Valley in Chateaux Country - the prettiest wine region of the world