original opening for the Brandy Wine show pilot-original date approx. 1999

The child is a king, the carollers sing, The old has passed, there’s a new beginning. Dreams of santa, dreams of snow, Fingers numb, faces aglow. Christmas time, mistletoe and wine Children singing christian rhyme With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree A time for rejoicing in all that we see A [...]

Americans now buy more wine each year than their French counterparts.

Music video “Hokey Pokey” by rap and hip-hop artist, Wine-O (aka Nu Wine). Directed by Mr.V (Amir Valinia), producer Ron Finberg, co-producer Ming Wang. Productions companies AV1 Productions and Gatecrasher Films.

Reel – More Than Stark. www.starkinsider.com

To be a master of anything, even wine tasting, you have to work hard, no matter how much talent you’ve got. To keep his nose and his taste buds as finely tuned as possible, the Swiss sommelier trains constantly, and also leads a very healthy lifestyle. (SF-swissinfo.ch)

Santa Cruz vintners explain how wine is made. (Video by Christina Gullickson for the Santa Cruz Sentinel)

To Australia – where one of the world’s most famous wine producing regions is under threat from a more lucrative industry – coal mining. Ian Woods reports from the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

Loni ventures into the heart of wine country to learn about the mystique that is truffles. She runs into A&E’s Doug Duda (The Well-Seasoned Traveler) who shares some of his thoughts on truffles, plus some of his favorite recipes. Also: cute dog alert! www.starkinsider.com

Sometimes when you visit the bottle shop it feels like they must be handing out medals to wines just for turning up. This week we start by looking at the Margaret Semillon from Peter Lehmann, a wine that picked up a prize for best in show that you can trust! We also check up on [...]