The New York wine industry is deeply saddened by the recent deaths of Marco and Ann Marie Borghese, owners of Long...
Taste Matters
I hate liver--how can anyone eat the stuff? But I love beets, so why doesn’t everyone else like them? Food...
Yangarra, McLaren Vale (Australia) Shiraz 2010
This wine is both sweet (from super ripe grapes) and tangy with a taste that brought to my mind chocolate laced with balsamic...
Ferrari-Carano, Anderson Valley (California) Pinot Noir 2012
This skillfully made Pinot Noir beckons with a fragrance that’s elusively floral and fruity. Relatively dark in...
Trentangeli, Rosso Castel del Monte DOC (Puglia, Italy) 2009
This wine is tonic for the soul. A blend of Aglianico (65%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Syrah (10%), it bursts onto the...
High Level Wine
Here’s a mini quiz for you: Which country can boast the highest vineyards in the world? Yes, Switzerland,...
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Lush, balanced, bold but not overbearing this wine is aptly named for the goddess of the hunt. It has a certain feminine...
Lazy Creek Vineyards, Anderson Valley (California) Pinot Noir 2012
Lazy Creek is owned by Don and Rhonda Carano, who are known for the big, generous red wines they produce under their...
The Wolftrap, Western Cape (South Africa) 2013
On the first swirl-sniff-sip go around this medium bodied red wine emitted a hint of that vaguely musty-gassy-rubbery...
Decoy, Sonoma County (California) Merlot 2012
A wine that’s tender and soothing, this Merlot will offer quiet comfort rather than blast you with exuberance. Among...
Nickel & Nickel, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Syrah 2010
Irrepressibly youthful and charming, everything about this wine grabs out for the taster’s attention. The oak is so...
Bodegas Muriel, Rioja (Spain) 2009
Traditional Crianza often engulfs taste buds with the resinous flavors of American oak, but that situation seems to be changing...