Drink easy. The Wine Lover's Calendar features a year of wine advice you can trust from Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible. Here are hundreds of fantastic recommendations, plus tips, advice, history, and lore. Baron de Lay's Rioja reserva, with lingering cherry, chocolate, and caramel flavors. Toeing the line between creamy and crisp, the spellbindingly nuanced Merry Edwards sauvignon blanc. Plus the reds of Germany's Ahr region, pairing tips for Girl Scout Cookies, why zinfandels tend to be high in alcohol, and quotes: "Compromises are for relationships, not wine" (Sir Robert Scott Caywood).

Drink easy. The Wine Lover's Calendar features a year of wine advice you can trust from Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible. Here are hundreds of fantastic recommendations, plus tips, advice, history, and lore. Baron de Lay's Rioja reserva, with lingering cherry, chocolate, and caramel flavors. Toeing the line between creamy and crisp, the spellbindingly nuanced Merry Edwards sauvignon blanc. Plus the reds of Germany's Ahr region, pairing tips for Girl Scout Cookies, why zinfandels tend to be high in alcohol, and quotes: "Compromises are for relationships, not wine" (Sir Robert Scott Caywood).