The U.S. wine industry is in mourning over the loss of its most gentlemanly and quietly-determined spokesman.  David Lake...

My friend and colleague here at WRO, Michael Franz, has it right about Riesling.  But he’s myopic. ...

One of the drawbacks of writing about and tasting wine for a living is the danger of becoming sated.  After a few thousand...

Traditionally, single malt Scotch whisky is aged in once-used American oak barrels, often previously used to mature American...

Wine drinkers are, by nature and temperament, restless souls, endlessly searching for that new taste experience.  Syrah,...

So there I was the other day browsing though the San Francisco Chronicle and this provocative headline caught my...

It's not easy to find a good glass of wine when traveling.  Eateries along the Interstates and even the Blue Highways...

Recently I read an opinion piece by Jon Bonne, wine editor for The San Francisco Chronicle, suggesting that high alcohol wines...

Banfi has done it again.  About 30 years ago, Banfi astounded-and frightened--the locals in Montalcino when they purchased...

'Don't sell the steak, sell the sizzle!' is an old sales adage that has logged a lot of miles over the years and helped push a...

Picture this:  The year is 2005 and two young couples are sitting around a campfire throwing ideas around when one of the...