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Who I Am and What I’ve Been Drinking Lately
I began writing about wine as a protest. Not because I didn’t like wine—I love wine and have from the moment as an...
What I’ve Been Drinking Lately: January 2021
For most of us, the grand wines and grander Champagnes in our cellars met their Waterloo over the holidays. Drunk with pleasure but...
A Closer Look at Michigan Wine Country
When winegrowing regions of the United States are considered, the focus is naturally on the west coast – vineyards in California,...
What I’ve Been Drinking Lately: Good and Surprisingly Affordable Burgundies
It seems that I am eternally in search of affordable burgundies. Good affordable burgundies, that is. There are days when I have to...
Pinot Blanc: The Forgotten Member of the Family
The Pinot Blanc variety has long been overlooked when the discussion turns to fine wine grapes. It is, I believe, a grape of...
Back to Basics
Cuvaison, Carneros - Napa Valley, “Spire” Pinot Noir 2015 ($52): Not so long ago, the heartland for California Pinot...
A Thoroughbred Right Out of the Gate
Capensis, Western Cape (South Africa) Chardonnay 2013 (Sovereign Wine Imports, $80): Some wine professionals who respect the role of...
Overdelivering for the Price
Alois Lageder Terra Alpina Pinot Bianco 2018 ($15) and Alois Lageder Schiava 2018 ($16), Vigneti dei Dolomiti IGT (Italy) (Dalla Terra...
Who Should You Trust for Wine Buying Advice?
You know the feeling: You walk into your local market or wine shop, turn down an aisle and it hits you -- hundreds, maybe even...