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Reds from Coastal Tuscany: A Rising Region for Excellence, Variety, and Value
My strong sense is that most American wine lovers and trade members know Tuscan wines predominantly within three categories: The various...
Inside the Valle de Guadalupe: A Guide to Mexico’s Flourishing Food and Wine Scene
There are few places more enchanting than Valle de Guadalupe. Situated in the northern Baja California Peninsula, much of the Valle’s...
Platinum Award Winners from the 17th Annual Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition
You might think that having a room full of judges tasting through several hundred wines and sending the best of those wines to your table...
Uncorking Value, Part III: Hunting for Bargains in Bordeaux
It’s been nearly a year since I published the second entry into my “Uncorking Value” column series, which explores truly quality wines...
My Dilemma of Drinking for One, and How a Coravin Returned Variety to My Wine Life
In the past, I didn’t give much thought to wine left over in an open bottle, except to practice my own advice of refrigerating the bottle...
The Grammar of Tannin: Gabriele Gorelli MW Deconstructs Texture at Vinitaly 2025
Each spring, thousands of wine professionals descend on Verona for Vinitaly—Italy’s largest and most influential wine trade fair, and one...
Alt Reviewing: Is Opus One a 5-Star Winery?
A few years ago, when the amazing Pete Wells was still reviewing restaurants for the New York Times, I thought about how differently Wells...
A Fresh Take on Lodi’s White Wines
“Wait, did you say that lovely, crisp Albariño is from Lodi?” A close look at the label confirmed the origin was indeed Lodi. “Estate...
Thoughts on Cellaring Your Wines, with Notes on Some Little-Known Benefits
I admit it, I’m a wine collector. Collectors span a wide range of individuals with differing motivations and budgets. Some have large...