Mike Grgich burst on the world wine stage when, as winemaker for Chateau Montelana, their 1973 Chardonnay took 1st place at the...
Patrick Comiskey’s Winery and Wine of the Year
Winery of the Year: Adelsheim, Newberg, OR Adelsheim Winery, in Newberg, Oregon, is my 2008 Winery of the Year, though by rights...
Gerald Boyd’s Wines of the Year for 2008
[Our regular WRO contributors will be naming their selections for Wine and Producer of the Year between now and December 31, so...
Wacky Wine Names: The New Wave
How long has it been since we befuddled wine consumers were swamped with a flood of "critter wines," new lines of inexpensive...
Michael Apstein’s Wine Picks for Thanksgiving
[WRO Readers: We'll be publishing Thanksgiving wine recommendations from our WRO contributors in this space almost every...
Election Day “Blues”
If you're heading to the polls today in Kentucky, Indiana or South Carolina and you'd like to stop on the way home for a bracer...
A $35 Million Obsession in Napa
There's nothing like getting off the main road for a different perspective on a place. I once had the opportunity to fly...
Riesling Rules: A Fine, Free Guide
It wouldn't be a stretch to say that Chardonnay is the white wine darling of wine consumers almost everywhere. I...
Would Expansion Dilute Russian River AVA?
How important to the wine-buying decision are American Viticultural Areas? Since 1980, when the first American...
Riesling, How Sweet It Is!?
Wine critics love Riesling. Just last month, a dozen professional wine judges at the Critics Challenge International Wine...
Appreciation: Robert Mondavi, 1913 – 2008
Legend is a term that is tossed around freely today, but applied to the life of Robert Mondavi, the honorific has special...
Riesling Debate: How Sweet It Is
I am in 'violent agreement' with my friend and colleague, Michael Franz, that Riesling makes great wine. Riesling is food...