Chinese vintners are winning renown as wine industry soars
By Pierre Ly, Puget Sound University and Cynthia Howson, University of Washington
China’s wine industry has exploded in recent years, with the number of wineries...
Pope Francis and Cuba: replacing embargo with encounter
By Natalia Imperatori-Lee, Manhattan College
On Wednesday, the White House announced that the United States would resume diplomatic relations with Cuba in a deal that...
Warming, decanting and swirling: do they make wine taste better?
By Alex Russell, University of Sydney
Do you inspect the appearance of a wine before swirling it around the glass (holding the stem, naturally)? Inhale...
Wine drinking in America today
By Liz Thach, Sonoma State University
What beverage has grown continuously in consumption for the past 20 years in America? Wine.
According to the Wine Institute,...
Ten years after the Boxing Day tsunami, are coasts any safer?
By Emily Heath, Lancaster University
Ten years ago we witnessed one of the worst natural disasters in history, when a huge earthquake off the coast...
‘Let us adore and drink!’ A brief history of wine and religion
By Robert Fuller, Bradley University
In a letter to the Abbe Morellet in 1779, Benjamin Franklin mused that the strategic location of the elbow is...
After the handshake, Cuba has lots to do to normalize relations
By Marifeli Perez-Stable, Florida International University
No US president ever said what President Obama told the American people on December 17, 2014. He also spoke...
Air rage: bad behavior at 30,000 feet
By Leon James, University of Hawaii
People do disgusting and disruptive things on airplanes. They show little regard or patience for fellow passengers and their...
