Michael Apstein, Author at Wine Review Online

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise: A Forgotten Gem

by Michael Apstein | December 12, 2014

Trends in wine can be hard to understand. Current fashion, for example, catapults high-scoring “cult” wines, often more suitable for...

by Michael Apstein | November 19, 2014

What does it really mean when a label touts a wine as being made from “old vines?” (This would be...

by Michael Apstein | October 17, 2014

The word “Estate” on a bottle of wine lends prestige and often entails a bigger price tag. But what does...

by Michael Apstein | September 17, 2014

Along with the burgeoning interest in wine among American consumers has come an explosion of opportunities to learn about wine....

by Michael Apstein | August 25, 2014

Forgive me for beating this drum again, but Chablis remains one of the best–and perhaps the single best–white wine value...

by Michael Apstein | July 23, 2014

Prosecco’s popularity around the world has soared–and for good reason. It’s a delightfully fresh and lively bubbly, perfect as an...

by Michael Apstein | May 28, 2014

Jadot’s seemingly sudden expansion into Oregon was, as Pierre Henry Gagey, President of Maison Louis Jadot, one of Burgundy’s top...

by Michael Apstein | April 30, 2014

Sacha Lichine’s upbringing in Bordeaux explains to me why his rosés from Provence are so stunning. Of course, it helps...

by Michael Apstein | April 2, 2014

Move over Brunello, Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. There’s a new kid on the Tuscan block, Montecucco, which...

by Michael Apstein | March 6, 2014

With the 2010 vintage of Chianti Classico, consumers will see a new class of wine identified by the words “Gran...

by Michael Apstein | February 15, 2014

I’m no economist, but the idea of supply and demand is a fundamental economic principle that even we non-economists can...

by Michael Apstein | February 5, 2014

Every spring, as predictably as the blooming of daffodils, journalists and merchants attend the en primeur tastings in Bordeaux and...