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A Greek White Instead of Rosé
Memorial Day means summer, which, of course to some people means rosé. But for me it means light to mid-weight white wines...
Every Wine Has a Story: Go There Wines
"Every wine has a story" is prominently featured on the Go There Wines website, and is the refrain that informs their...
De-Alcoholized Wine to Get You Through ‘Dry January’ and Beyond
With an ever-increasing number of people taking part in seasonal events like Dry January and resolving to make lifestyle changes –...
Ownroot Collective: Championing the Undiscovered Underdogs of Wine
It's a Monday evening, and I'm fixed to Zoom listening to a burgeoning young winemaker, Ben Matthews of Terratorium Wines, discuss leaving...
Bodegas ElÃas Mora: Excellence at Every Level from Spain’s Toro Region
Those of us who not only enjoy drinking wine but also learning about it proceed in pretty much the same way. First, we try a few...
Superb for Summer: Cru Beaujolais
Warm weather is upon us, and wine drinkers are probably consuming lots of white, rosé, and sparkling wines now. As am...
Climate Change Wines: English Bubbles and Still Champagne
And now for something completely different, from me at least: A piece about actual wines I recently tasted! Sometimes I do...
What I’ve Been Drinking Lately: Under $25 per Bottle and Worth Every Dime
As faithful readers know, I generally focus on value-for-the-buck wines, most of them French. With spring about to give way to...
Reconnecting with Two California Wine Quality Exemplars
After a couple of years of what have come to be known as “zoom tasting” thanks to the pandemic, it certainly feels good to get...