Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Hyland writes about wine (and sometimes) food from Europe and US. Anyone who has seen the 2004 movie “Sideways” knows that ...

Merlot contributes to some of the greatest wines in the world, but it doesn’t always get the widespread credit it deserves. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Experienced independent writer with a background in the wine industry. Soon after the movie Sideway’s release, retailers across ...

Beloved by consumers and professionals alike, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are responsible for producing some of the world’s most coveted wines, as well as some of its most accessible. But what are ...

It was one line in the 2004 film Sideways, but 10 years later it still reverberates. The set-up: Thomas Haden Church's womanizing character Jack tries to get Paul Giamatti's wine snob character Miles ...