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Dispatches from Behind the Counter: How to be a Satisfied Customer

by Christy Frank | Mar 23, 2022

Back in my wine shop days, I used to do a feature called “That Customer.” You can find those posts over at...

by Roger Morris | Mar 17, 2022

If you ever couch ideas in terms of Darwinian evolution, then winegrowing in Patagonia makes a lot more sense today than it did just a few...

by Michael Franz | Mar 10, 2022

Life always furnishes sufficient reason to complain, I suppose, but in a larger sense, complaining is quite unbecoming when other people...

by Michael Franz | Mar 9, 2022

I’ve long regarded Riesling as the world's greatest white wine variety, and after recently tasting dozens of jaw-droppingly...

“Sun, sun, sun…here comes the sun…”. Following two years of dark winter days punctuated by the horrors of...

by Michael Apstein | Mar 4, 2022

In the two years of this pandemic, I’ve been reluctant to attend public tastings. I’ve been to exactly two. A...

by Norm Roby | Mar 4, 2022

Mention El Dorado County to most wine lovers and the typical knee jerk response among those who heard of it is, “that’s...

by Michael Franz | Mar 4, 2022

Along with my colleagues at Wine Review Online, I’m delighted to welcome Vince Simmon to our ranks. He’s starting up...

Ladera, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 ($85): I have professed my love for Napa Valley Cabernets that are made from...