I love books, especially wine books. Since I was a child, I always had my nose stuck in a book, though not wine books at...
Wine and…Headaches
Some people believe that the sulfites in wine give them a headache. It’s true that there are those who get headaches...
Italian Wineries…in Stereo
Two wineries in southern Italy: One clinging to a sheer rock face above the Amalfi Coast in Campania, the other spread...
Château Biac, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux AOC (France) 2015
Now is the time to enjoy this Merlot-dominant Bordeaux blend from Château Biac owned by the Asseily family. It...
Château La Freynelle, Bordeaux Blanc (France) 2020
Jeân Bârth planted vines in the Entre du Mer region of Bordeaux in 1789. For seven generations the...
Farmhouse Vineyards, Texas High Plains (Texas) 2020
Katy Jane Seaton and Traci Furgeson presented this delightful wine at the Les Dames d’Escoffier conference in San...
Fall Creek Vineyards, Texas (United States) Chardonnay 2019
This is a Chardonnay that has never seen oak, but it is not a simple wine. It spent five months sur lie, mingling...
Pedernales Cellars, Texas High Plains (Texas) Viognier 2019
Larry and Jeanine Kuhlken planted their vineyard in the Hill County’s Bell Mountain AVA, the first AVA in Texas...
Chappellet, Napa Valley (California) Chenin Blanc 2020
The Chappellet family is known for stellar Cabernets from their Pritchard Hill vineyard in the Napa Valley. When...
Chappellet, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Franc 2018
The delightful aromas of black cherry and blackberry fruit laced with wood spices and floral notes made it difficult for...
Monje, Vino de Calidad de las Islas Canarias DOP (Canary Islands, Spain) 2018
This eminently drinkable wine from the Canary Islands is a traditional Island blend starting with 85 percent Listan Negro,...
Domaine de la Chanteleusrie, Bourgueil (Loire Valley, France) Cabernet Franc 2019
According to importer Kemit Lynch the grapes for Cuvée Alouettes come from a sandy soil that influences Cabernet...