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Brought back from the brink of extinction, Arneis delivers exotic scents of peach and almond. Learn about Piedmont’s key white with Alessandro Ceretto and Bruce Sanderson.

At Jordan, we harvest our Italian and Spanish olives by hand in the traditional Italian brucatura method. 2010 harvesting commenced November 22 with Spanish Arbequina olives, then continued over four weeks with Italian Pendolino, Leccino and Frantoio olives. Our 2010 Jordan Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil will release May 2011. http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2011/01/video-watch-the-2010-california-olive-harvest-in-action/

How and why do grape growers prune their grapevines? Charlie Barra demonstrates spur-pruning on a 25 year old Chardonnay vine on his organic vineyard at Barra of Mendocino. Charlie describes spur pruning as the ideal way to produce perfect wine grapes the following year as compared to cane pruning. This was shot on location at

A master of the technical aspects of wine tasting, James Suckling has tasted more than 200,000 wines so far in his 40-year career. He also helped to standardize the 100-point scale in wine reviews, and Forbes has called him “one of the world’s most powerful wine critics.” Learn more about James Suckling Teaches Wine Appreciation:

Wine Spectator reviews more than 15,000 wines each year, thanks to the efforts of the 15 people in our tasting department. See how the process works, in this behind the scenes tour with tasting director Bruce Sanderson.

Learn how to make a dry rub base with Jordan Winery Executive Chef Todd Knoll. With this recipe and demonstration, you will learn how to make a dry rub base to last all summer and then three ethnic spice rub recipes from the base: an Asian, Mediterranean and an Indian dry rub. All are great

Winemaker shows how to make Chardonnay in California’s Russian River Valley. Included in this video are grapes at harvest, whole cluster’s of Chardonnay on the sorting table, and the bunches in the bladder press being gently pressed. The grapes were harvested from the Scherrer Vineyard in the Alexander Valley during Sonoma’s 2013 Harvest. Watch our

HOW TO WINE is the series where we sharpen our wine skills for greater wine appreciation. Join Certified Sommelier and Certified Winoceros Vince.Wine as he pops the cork on Part 1 of the steps to tasting wine!

How much wine is appropriate to pour in a glass? How can you avoid drips? What does it mean to “prime” a glass? These questions and more are answered in this 2-minute tutorial!

Don’t be afraid to make an affordable bouquet at home with help from our Director of Hospitality Nitsa Knoll. Beautiful flower arrangements can be fun and easy for any occasion; weddings, mother’s day, birthdays… The options are endless! Flower recipe and more details on our blog: https://winecountrytable.com/entertain/floral-design/flower-arranging-tips-video-floral-arrangement-ideas-for-home. The shopping list: Floral: 3 Red Peonies 3

Wikipedia defines Degrees Brix (symbol °Bx) as: the sugar content of an aqueous solution. One degree Brix is 1 gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution and represents the strength of the solution as percentage by weight (% w/w). If the solution contains dissolved solids other than pure sucrose, then the °Bx only approximates

Back to Basics on my most asked question: How do I learn about wine, and where do I start? Establish a great foundation and learn the fundamentals of how to taste wine from a professional sommelier in Napa Valley. FREE 5 Part Course on HOW TO ORDER WINE LIKE A PRO Http://learn.sommvivant.me Link to ALL

Bordeaux is one of France’s premier wine regions, producing some of the world’s most prestigious bottles. But Bordeaux doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Senior editor James Molesworth and assistant editor Julie Harans break down the grapes, geography, wine styles and the 1855 Classification.