Organic wineries like the ones we select to sell are battling the challenges of nature all the time. After a long drought, this year is bringing lots of rain but the wet weather is an ideal environment for a fungus that attacks both the leaf and the grape, making it much more difficult especially if you make organic wine. How does an organic farmer address this threat? Find out in this video, and learn more in this article.

What were wine explorers most interested in 2022? What wine trends caught people’s attention? What controversies popped up and were followed? Here are the top stories of this past year and some perspectives on what will be hot topics for wine and food explorers in 2023.

Want to know how to make a wedding extra special from an award winning expert? Are you planning an important event and need to make it extra special?

Find out from woman-entrepreneur Debra Thompson, a Knot hall-of-famer and Best of Westchester Event Planner how to plan and make the most of the special day.

We have practical tips too from this expert on what wine to buy for wedding wine and how much, wedding favor and welcome gift ideas. Whether you are planning your own wedding or helping someone do it, read on to find out the latest trends and get expert tips.

Ever wonder

• what cork is made of?

• where cork trees are grown?

• how cork is harvested?

• what cork makes the best closures for wine?

• what does it mean when a wine is ‘corked’ and what causes it?

Learn all about cork and cork farming in this article after our visit live with a cork farmer in Alentejo, Portugal.

Let’s face it: Natural Wine is having a moment. Everyone in the wine world is talking about it in some way or form. But what is natural wine? What’s the deal with natty wine? Is natural wine organic? Is natural wine better for you? What defects are their in natural wine and how can you identify them? Become a natural wine expert in this article.

Ever wonder what the secrets are to finding good wine?

Vero came about because we unlocked the secrets! Find out in this article.

After a year of Covid, we sat down with four women winemakers to see how they have adapted to the new and unique landscape, and their feelings about the future going forward.