Melon de Bourgogne is the grape of Muscadet on France's Atlantic coast (so has nothing to do with Burgundy), and this...
De Ponte Cellars, Willamette Valley (Oregon) Melon de Bourgogne 2010
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Paul Lukacs
A Very Good Read from Roy Cloud
First, a disclaimer: I know and like Roy Cloud, the author of To Burgundy and Back Again (Lyons Press, $16.95), so was not an...
A Very Good Read
First, a disclaimer: I know and like Roy Cloud, the author of To Burgundy and Back Again (Lyons Press, $16.95), so was not an...
Defining Ripeness
It used to be simple. If you grew wine grapes, you picked them when they began to taste sweet. You probably...
The Case Against Nostalgia
“Nostalgia,” the novelist Peter de Vries once quipped, “isn’t what it used to be.” That...
Concha y Toro, Limari Valley (Chile) Chardonnay 2010
Impressively long and multi-layered on the palate, this very affordable Chardonnay outperforms many wines costing twice as...
A Great Restaurant Find
For American wine-lovers visiting French grape growing regions, no matter whether Bordeaux or Burgundy, Champagne or Alsace, the...
The Importance of Stylistic Authenticity
The most interesting wine I drank during a family vacation in France last week was not the riveting grand cru Chablis I tasted...
Frank Family Vineyards, Napa Valley (California) Zinfandel 2008
Impressively subtle, this is an unusual Zinfandel. This wine displays all sorts of ripe, spicy flavors, but keeps...
Penfolds, Coonawarra (South Australia, Australia) Shiraz 2008
Unlike most Shirazes from Australia, which tend to feel soft and taste somewhat sweet, this wine is quite firm, with hard...
Virginia is for Viognier
This is a tale of two--no, three--wines. The first is a bottle that had gotten lost in my cellar, a 2005 Condrieu from...
Cono Sur, Maipo Valley (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
A serious Cabernet at a very fair price, this wine offers dark berry flavors enhanced by echoes of cedar and spice. ...