Ed McCarthy, Author at Wine Review Online

Champagnes to Usher in the New Year

by Ed McCarthy | December 27, 2023

The custom throughout much of the world, particularly in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere countries, is to greet the...

by Ed McCarthy | June 7, 2023

Warm weather is upon us, and wine drinkers are probably consuming lots of white, rosé, and sparkling wines now. As...

by Ed McCarthy | October 6, 2022

Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo are my favorite red grape varieties. Both varieties have something in common—they are very particular about...

by Ed McCarthy | March 23, 2022

Wines made from the Pinot Noir grape variety are among the most popular in the world. In the U.S., most...

by Ed McCarthy | September 25, 2021

Over 10,000 grape varieties exist, but only a very small percentage of them have made the cut as popular wine...

by Ed McCarthy | April 22, 2021

Why am I writing about a wine that is quite rare nowadays, and no longer the great value that it...

by Ed McCarthy | March 18, 2021

Duckhorn Vineyards, founded in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn in Napa Valley, outside the town of St. Helena, has...

by Ed McCarthy | February 6, 2021

Nebbiolo is my favorite wine grape variety. And yet it is not well-known, other than for aficionados of the Piedmont...

by Ed McCarthy | January 5, 2021

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, many of us are searching out good, but different wines that will not break the...

by Ed McCarthy | January 5, 2021

Dutton-Goldfield, in California’s Sonoma County, began making wines from grapes in the cooler vineyards of northern California in 1998. Steve...

by Ed McCarthy | January 5, 2021

Earlier this year, I met with Michelle DeFeo, U.S. President of Laurent-Perrier Champagne. I tasted several new Champagnes, and learned...

by Ed McCarthy | January 5, 2021

I love Champagne. It is the one wine that I consistently buy, despite the fact that I own enough to...