Reputations change slowly in the wine business. Many of my wine drinking friends have not touched a glass of Soave wine...
For Long Island Wines, White Might be Right
When Alex and Louisa Hargrave founded Long Island’s first commercial winery on the North Fork in 1973, after an extensive...
Taking Stock of Champagne Dom Perignon
I love Champagne, and have many favorites, but no other Champagne impresses me more than Dom Pérignon. I’m...
The Louis Roederer Dynasty
During the past two decades, Champagne Louis Roederer, a prestigious, family-owned, medium-sized Champagne house, has become one...
An Austrian Red Wine Surprise
I visited Austria recently with the intention of enjoying its dry, elegant white wines; after all, Austria is white wine...
Pizza Wine for Dummies
Americans love pizza so much that we've made it our national food, along with hamburgers and hot dogs. I also happen to...
The Sonoma Coast: Pinot Noir’s New Frontier
In early March of this year, I toured California's Sonoma Coast, a region which I think is already turning out some world-class...
California Merlot: Dissed but Wrongly Dismissed
Not too long ago, in the 1990s, Merlot was the "hot" California varietal red wine. After the "French Paradox," which...
The Return of Traditional Barolos
I just returned from a trip to Piedmont, Italy, and I am happy to report that traditional Barolos are once again in fashion...
Ed McCarthy’s Producer and Wine of the Year, 2008
Producer of the Year: My selection for 2008 Winery of the Year is Champagne Ayala, based in Aÿ, a village in the Champagne...
Cal-Ital Wines, Where Logic Meets Reality
When you think of it, it makes perfect sense that quite a few California wines are made from Italian varieties. First of all, so...
Ed McCarthy’s Wine Picks for Thanksgiving
[WRO Readers: We'll be publishing Thanksgiving wine recommendations from our WRO contributors in this space almost every...