Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Contributor

A Candidate for the Holiday Table

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | December 7, 2017

Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley, Zinfandel 2013 ($36): The holiday season brings the perpetual dilemma of what type of wine...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | November 8, 2017

Riff Pinot Grigio delle Venezie IGT (Italy), Progetto Lageder, 2016 (Dalla Terra, $10): The Pinot Gris grape makes some impressive...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | October 25, 2017

Gundlach Bundschu, Sonoma Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 ($50): When wildfires broke out in Sonoma and Napa Counties earlier this month,...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | October 11, 2017

Domaine Nicolas-Jay, Yamhill-Carlton (Oregon), Pinot Noir, Bishop Creek, 2015 ($100): When Oregon Pinot Noir producers broke onto the wine scene...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | September 15, 2017

Cantina Terlan, Alto Adige Terlano DOC, Sauvignon “Winkl,” 2016 (Banville Wine Merchants, $16): Over the past decade Italy’s Alto Adige...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | September 6, 2017

Langtry Estate & Vineyards, Guenoc Valley – Lake County (California) Petite Sirah Serpentine Meadow Vineyard 2013 ($30): When I was...

by Mary Ewing-Mulligan | August 16, 2017

Sonoma-Loeb, Carneros (California) Chardonnay, El Novillero, 2015 ($42): In recent years, Chardonnay has earned the image of a commodity wine...

Clos du Val, Napa Valley–Carneros, Estate Pinot Noir Rosé, Grand Val Vineyard 2016 ($30): One evening last week, I taught...

Chappellet Vineyard, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill, 2013 ($220): Napa Valley’s history of grape-growing dates to 1839, and its...

Bird In Hand Winery, Adelaide Hills (South Australia), Chardonnay 2015, and “Nest Egg” Chardonnay 2015 (HP Selections, $25 and $65): ...

Botanica Wines, The Mary Delaney Collection Pinot Noir, Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa, 2013 (USA Wine West, about $27): When I visited...

Heitz Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, Grignolino Rosé, 2016 ($24): During the 1980s and 1990s, my husband and I visited the...