Being aboard an Airbus A-320 in business class this past June from Paris to Ljubljana to discover a new wine in Slovenia was...
Deceptively Soft Spoken Zind-Humbrecht: Looking Back to the Fine 2016s
Readers should keep in mind that, too often, consumers drink fine whites of Alsace too young. Looking back to a vintage...
Château Haut-Bailly 25-Year Vertical from Magnum Bottles
You know a Bordeaux producer is worthy when their second wine at nearly 20 years old is selected among the top in a blind...
How is Bordeaux 2021 from Bottle? Go for the Whites
The recently bottled 2021 vintage from Bordeaux is “very demanding” remarked friend and (very) experienced taster...
Château Clarke Marks 50 Years of the Rothschild Era, with Improvements on the Horizon
Live outdoor music, delicious hors d’oeuvres, a magnificent indoor dinner accentuated by artistic dancing all contributed...
Saint-Émilion Excellence in 2022
Had the 2022 growing season occurred 10 years ago, it would have been an unmitigated disaster in Saint-Émilion, which in...
Mouton Rothschild and First Growth Bias?
A wonderful evening at the cozy and elegant French restaurant La Chaumière in Georgetown in Washington D.C. It was...
A Vertical at Château Pichon Longueville Baron to Honor Jean-René Matignon
I can still recall the disappointment in Jean-René Matignon’s face as rain started to fall towards the end of the...
Italian American Wine Roots at Virginia’s Barboursville Vineyards
Viticulturist Fernando Franco cares for vines like his children. Driving through the 170-acre vineyard at the expansive...
Wine, Food and Fun on the Ionian Sea: Zakynthos and Cephalonia
This second installment of my columns on, “Wine and Food Adventures in Greece” takes us to the Ionian Islands of...
Perfect Champagne Day in Reims
The list of UNESCO World Heritage sites includes two in Reims: the Notre Dame cathedral, inscribed together with the Palace of...
Dinner at Le Meurice in Paris with 100% Merlot by Edmond de Rothschild
Dinner at the two-star Michelin Alain Ducasse Le Meurice in Paris at the hotel bearing the same name last month not only yielded...