Ice in Wine is Just Fine!
Missouri Life wine columnist Doug Frost lets us know that chilling down wine with ice is just fine. Temperature affects flavor and wine that is too warm just does not taste good. So drop a few cubes in your favorite wine and enjoy.
Where’s Your Chardonnay?
MISSOURI HAS LONG RELIED UPON GRAPES that are less familiar, at least to those who peruse the wine lists of America’s restaurants. To a degree, it’s a game of numbers; based on how many wineries produce a particular wine. Learn the whole explanation.
Spring into the Season’s Best Wines
As trees and flowers wake up for a new season, their fragrance fills the air. Springtime scents inspire Missouri Life’s wine expert, Doug Frost, to seek out Missouri wines with the same intensity. Discover which spring wines he recommends.
The Miracle of Missouri’s State Grape
The Norton grape being designated as Missouri’s grape flies in the face of its history and origin. Our wine columnist Doug Frost explores this robust wine and guides us to the wineries with the best Nortons, often called Cynthiana.