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Assessing Bordeaux from the 2015 Vintage, 10 Years On
Thanks to the London-based Bordeaux Index wine trading company, I tasted top-flight Bordeaux from the 2015 vintage, “10 years on.” Bordeaux Index...
Madeira: So Much More than Sweet
Madeira brings different images to mind for different people. Some see a beautiful island off the coast of Morocco, while others conjure images of a...
Hanging Out with the Bourgeoisie
Like a lot of young Boomers, by the 1970s I was just getting into the discovery of fine wines. This awakening led me in short order to France in...
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Luce: A Love Child Turns 30
Wine-loving Boomers, who in the 1990s were just reaching their midlife plateaus at a time when their wine-collecting proclivities were peaking, will remember...
Restaurant “Bad Idea” is a Very Good Idea in Nashville
Nashville, a music destination—yes. A wine destination—no. There is a winery in Tennessee, but the state is far better known for beer and bourbon than...
New Year’s Wine Resolution: Travel on Your Own to Overseas Regions
I’m coming to the end of a challenging stretch during 2024, but to be clear, anybody with a job like mine who complains should be strung up by his toes—so no...
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Articles
Assessing Bordeaux from the 2015 Vintage, 10 Years On
Thanks to the London-based Bordeaux Index wine trading company, I tasted top-flight Bordeaux from the 2015 vintage, “10 years on.” Bordeaux Index...
Madeira: So Much More than Sweet
Madeira brings different images to mind for different people. Some see a beautiful island off the coast of Morocco, while others conjure images of a...
Hanging Out with the Bourgeoisie
Like a lot of young Boomers, by the 1970s I was just getting into the discovery of fine wines. This awakening led me in short order to France in...
Wine & Dine & More
Luce: A Love Child Turns 30
Wine-loving Boomers, who in the 1990s were just reaching their midlife plateaus at a time when their wine-collecting proclivities were peaking, will remember...
Restaurant “Bad Idea” is a Very Good Idea in Nashville
Nashville, a music destination—yes. A wine destination—no. There is a winery in Tennessee, but the state is far better known for beer and bourbon than...
New Year’s Wine Resolution: Travel on Your Own to Overseas Regions
I’m coming to the end of a challenging stretch during 2024, but to be clear, anybody with a job like mine who complains should be strung up by his toes—so no...