Wine Articles

Almost everyone whom I tell about my work as a wine writer, restaurant consultant, wine educator, and wine competition judge shares a...

Greetings from Critics Quarantine, where intrepid wine writers’ passports and global entry cards are rendered useless, collecting...

“Wine doesn’t cost a lot to make – it costs a lot to sell.”    Cameron Hughes, 2020 It seems like...

Ripe fruit tastes sweet, unripe fruit harsh and sour.  Think of a summer peach, an autumn pear or a spring strawberry.  So too...

Tasting a line-up of the 2016 Gary Farrell Pinot Noirs shows why Theresa Heredia, the winemaker, is adamant about the importance of...

One thing I learned when I went into self-isolation on March 13 and started digging around for more information about pandemics is that...

Goodbye summer, hello autumn.  We are entering the time of year when temperatures begin to drop, dusk comes earlier and sunrise...

It's been an unusual summer, to say the least.  Due to the many closings and travel restrictions from the global pandemic, we've all...