Ed McCarthy, Author at Wine Review Online

Fabled ’82 Bordeaux Vintage Passes Blind Taste Test

by Ed McCarthy | May 23, 2007

Serious Bordeaux lovers know that the 1982 vintage was one of the finest ever in that part of the world–perhaps...

by Ed McCarthy | May 2, 2007

Almost all the Italian wines that are acclaimed by critics hail from north of Rome: renowned wines like Barolo, Barbaresco,...

by Ed McCarthy | April 18, 2007

I do agree with Robert Whitley’s statement that Robert Parker has influenced quite a few Bordeaux Chateaux, such as Lafite-Rothschild,...

by Ed McCarthy | April 6, 2007

Most wine critics agree that 1996 is indeed an extraordinary vintage for Champagne. The problem is that word got out...

by Ed McCarthy | April 3, 2007

Sauvignon Blanc, long the Pretender to the White Wine Throne of Queen Chardonnay, is once again making serious attempts to...

by Ed McCarthy | March 6, 2007

The 2004 vintage for red Burgundy, according to most reports and based on my own visit to Bourgogne last September...

by Ed McCarthy | February 6, 2007

If you ask the average fairly savvy wine consumer in the U.S. his or her opinion about Chilean wines, he...

by Ed McCarthy | January 3, 2007

My favorite red wines are Barolo, Barbaresco and Bordeaux (I love Burgundy, as well, but not quite as much as...

by Ed McCarthy | December 12, 2006

I don’t know about you, but I have had enough of the so-called “big” reds-you know, the high-alcohol, black-red, tannic,...

by Ed McCarthy | December 12, 2006

Producers of Champagne and other sparkling wines love the month of December! And why not? Some of them sell as...

by Ed McCarthy | November 14, 2006

Most of the world’s well-renowned wines come from Europe — many of them being either Bordeaux or Burgundy. That’s no...

by Ed McCarthy | November 6, 2006

Another glass producer that I would recommend is Ravenscroft, in New York City. It’s a company started by a winelover...