Sauvignon Blanc, long the Pretender to the White Wine Throne of Queen Chardonnay, is once again making serious attempts to...
DRC Up to the Challenge of Quirky ’04 Vintage
The 2004 vintage for red Burgundy, according to most reports and based on my own visit to Bourgogne last September and from...
The Wines of Chile: Better than Ever
If you ask the average fairly savvy wine consumer in the U.S. his or her opinion about Chilean wines, he or she would probably...
Barbera, My Favorite Red Wine
My favorite red wines are Barolo, Barbaresco and Bordeaux (I love Burgundy, as well, but not quite as much as the other three...
Tired of the Same Old Wines? Off-the-Beaten-Track Reds to the Rescue
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, heavily...
Holiday Champagne & Sparkling Guide for Dummies
Producers of Champagne and other sparkling wines love the month of December! And why not? Some of them sell as much...
Opus One: American Royalty
Most of the world's well-renowned wines come from Europe -- many of them being either Bordeaux or Burgundy. That's no...
More Recommended Stemware!
Another glass producer that I would recommend is Ravenscroft, in New York City. It's a company started by a winelover named...
McCarthy Agrees with Whitley, but …
I certainy agree with Robert Whitley (scroll down) that the 1996 Dom Perignon is clearly the best of the three DPs and will...
The Case Against Globalization of Wine
Like a matador waving his cape at the bull to attract his attention, Robert Whitley has managed to get this bull's...
Dom Pérignon: A True Prestige Cuvée Champagne
I visit the Champagne region in France at least once every two years. It's my favorite wine region to visit, for two main...
The Incredible Importance of the Wine Glass
A section in my "Wine for Dummies" book has the heading, "Does the Glass Really Matter"? For me, this is one of the most...