Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Contributor

Pasanau, Priorat (Spain) Finca La Planeta 2002 (Classical Wines, $40)

Sometimes, you fall in love with a place and then subsequently become a fan of the wines from that place. ...

Over the years, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Zinfandel. Loved it until about the mid-1980s, back when many of...

Nozzole Chianti Classico is one of those wines that you come to appreciate when you find yourself dining in a...

I can still remember the trip I made to the Douro in 2000 to explore the emerging table wine production...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | April 10, 2006

When winemaker Mario Schiopetto passed away three years ago, he left behind a powerful legacy. His pioneering efforts put the...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | March 28, 2006

I don’t expect much when I open a Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. These wines are are usually decent, but in...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | March 14, 2006

Winemakers love to talk about their new wineries, usually because of the great things they hope to achieve there in...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | February 27, 2006

Some wines are pure pleasure, while others set you to thinking. The 2002 Trilogy falls into the second category. It’s...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | February 13, 2006

Shafer has long been one of my favorite California wineries, and Shafer Merlot is consistently one of the Shafer wines...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | January 30, 2006

A recent visit to Argentina filled me with excitement for what is to come in Argentine wines. Not that you...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | January 16, 2006

Dark, powerful Vintage Ports claim the lion’s share of attention from wine connoisseurs, and therefore it’s easy to forget that...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | January 4, 2006

Over the years, I have come to understand that David Lake’s finest wines need time to develop. Sometimes, at large...