Beaune is the obvious place to stay when visiting Burgundy, home to plenty of guesthouses and restaurants and easily navigable...
Lee Hudson: Carneros Grape-Grower Extraordinaire
Grapes are probably the only thing grown to be small at Hudson Ranch. Giant pumpkins, gourds taller than a man...perhaps...
A Distinctive Spanish Variety: Mencía
For the winedrinker beginning to explore Spain, it can often feel like every Spanish red grape is actually just Tempranillo by...
On the Rise: Terrasses du Larzac
The Languedoc--long France’s capital of cheap and cheerful bistro wines--is a going to great efforts to redefine itself,...
Beer Versus Wine, or a Cooperative Relationship?
California is densely packed with craft breweries, as is Oregon, to the north, and Washington, more northerly still…the...
Napa Valley Boot Camp
When did the term “Boot Camp” take on a positive connotation? In most contexts it sounds like a slog, at best,...
Exemplary Patience: Pre-Aged Wines from Rioja
According to researchers, the vast majority of wine sold in the U.S.A. -- 95% or more -- is consumed within 48 hours of...
Talking Turkey
It’s that time of year when wine columns everywhere start talking turkey. What to pair with it, the challenges of...
Secondary Varieties
First impressions last, and chances are, your first impression of Argentine wine involved Malbec. New Zealand? ...
Bordeaux Knocks…Who Answers?
The Bordelais want New Yorkers to drink Bordeaux. I have evidence, at least anecdotally: Last autumn many subway...
Hungary Beyond Tokaji
Outside of Western Europe, many wine-producing countries are often stereotyped by one type of wine: New Zealand by...
Differing Shades of Sangiovese
I worked as the Wine Director at the Armani Ristorante in New York for about two years, and one of the pleasures I looked...