That “12% ABV” might not mean what you think. U.S. rules let wines under 14% alcohol vary by ±1.5%, so a bottle labeled 12% ABV could actually be anywhere from 10.5% to 13.5% ABV — a swing that ...

For roughly the last 30 years, most California wines have had alcohol levels that were too high for me. I was reared when most of the wines in the world were about 12.5% alcohol; anything higher was ...

Federal law allows for a margin of error on wine alcohol labeling, but are producers taking liberties that mislead drinkers? Kathleen writes about the culture and ...