This is a rant, so if you don’t want to read about industry irresponsibility toward the environment, read on. ...
Gerald Boyd: Go with the Flow for Thanksgiving
An e-mail from our esteemed editor popped up on my computer screen the other day, asking WRO columnists for our annual...
The Taste of Terroir
With apologies to Justice Potter Stewart, I can’t define terroir, but I know it when I taste it. Certainly Burgundy is...
Pitfalls of Vintage Charts
The other night we had a bottle of 1992 Chateau Latour from my cellar with a rack of lamb. Why, you might ask, did I...
Wine and…Chocolate?
Raise your hand if you’re a fan of wine and chocolate. Hold them up so I can get a count. Let’s...
Cheval Blanc’s New Winery
Many wineries are architecturally gorgeous and harmonious with the landscape. Almaviva in Chile, Opus One in Napa...
Coming to Terms With Wine
Recently, in this space, my colleague Paul Lukacs wrote about the complications of demystifying wine. He made some good...
China in Bordeaux
The Far East and China have always tantalized the French. In the 1930s, the famous graphic artist, Villemot, created a...
Wine from…Paris?
Certain cities have a special attraction, a captivating appeal that sets them apart, offering an open invitation to return....
Beyond BYO at Brooklyn’s Do or Dine
Despite Boston’s moniker, “Cradle of Liberty,” we in Massachusetts cannot bring wine into a restaurant and...
A New Home for Piper and Charles
As of July 1, two leading Champagne houses changed ownership. Charles Heidsieck and Piper Heidsieck, two of...
Lost in Translation
It’s no surprise to WRO readers that I think Maison Louis Jadot is one of Burgundy’s top producers. (Full...