With all of the sweet treats, after dinner desserts, and celebrations ahead this holiday season, we wanted to provide you with some dessert wines 101 to not only help you understand wines better - but also to provide you with some tips for serving and enjoying these rich, decadent wines. What are Dessert Wines? In the context of wine styles, a .. Read More

At RJS Craft Winemaking, we are firm believers that every winemaker should have at least one German Riesling in their wine rack. Not only are they considered to be one of the best food pairing wines, but unlike most white wines, Rieslings age well due to their high-acidity. This was discovered many centuries ago when the wine gained popularity with .. Read More

The popularity of handmade gifts has risen both because of their uniqueness, but also because of the craftsmanship and the labour of love that goes into creating them, making them so special to receive. Especially in today’s day and age, where a new cellphone is released what seems to be every other week, and online shopping is becoming one of the .. Read More

[caption id="attachment_23424" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by: David Reist[/caption] Australian Shiraz Viognier comes from an unlikely partnership – that of a white-wine and red-wine grape – but it is a triumphant combination nonetheless! The practice of blending shiraz with viognier began in France, as the two grapes grow alongside e.. Read More

It is officially fall and that means the changing of the leaves, Thanksgiving, cooler evenings, and that warm beverage season is on its way! To celebrate autumn and the upcoming holidays, RJS Craft Winemaking has developed a mulled wine recipe with a twist, so you can make it your own creation. Nothing could be cozier than a toasty mug of mull.. Read More