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Barolo 2015 Vol. I: Communes of La Morra, Barolo, Verduno and Roddi
The 2015 vintage in many European appellations was all about promise or peril--or both, as turns out to be the case in Barolo. It...
Guigal: The Birth of a Star in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
It’s rare for a winery to go from nothing to the top in its category quickly. Bordeaux’s premier châteaux, such as...
Wines to Savor in Spring
Spring, wrote Shakespeare, “hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” When young, we dress, exercise, work, and play...
Pinot Grigio and Marco Felluga
Pinot Grigio is the largest-selling imported wine in the United States. In many restaurants and bars, it has even replaced the...
Rum: One of the World’s ‘Other’ Fine Drinks
During the first few days of March, when the East Coast is likely to be hit by the worst sort of late-winter weather, my husband and I...
Tracking the Wines and Rocks of the ‘Garden of France’
There is no better source of thirst-slaking wines than France's Loire Valley. The wines from this extensive region are perfect warm...
Bordeaux 2018: First Impressions
BORDEAUX, France – In an annual rite of spring, thousands of wine merchants and dozens, if not hundreds, of wine journalists descend...
Savoie: Fruit of the Alps
We’re now in the twilight of ski season (if you’re into that sort of thing), and many end-of-year diehards are streaming to...
Chianti Classico: The Tale of Two Vintages
Consumers are lucky and should be thrilled that there are two stunning vintages, the 2015 and 2016, of Chianti Classico on...