Well before Christmas I recommended the nifty Vinturi wine aerator, which I love and gave as gifts to several friends. That...
Good Time to Be a Wine ‘Buyer’
Christian Roguenant emailed yesterday to bow out of his position as a judge at the 2009 Monterey Wine Competition, scheduled for...
An Oasis for the Wine Geek Road Warrior
Over the years I've found that wine geeks like me can amuse ourselves in the most unlikely places. Earlier this week I was...
Leon Santoro, RIP
This week I mourn the passing of my good friend Leone Santoro, the Don Quixote of winemakers. Leon, as everyone called him, died...
Here Come the Judges!
I've just finished prepping the judges' bios for the annual Critics Challenge International Wine Competition, May 23-24 in San...
The ABC’s of Chardonnay Love
I'll be the first to admit that I was once firmly planted in the ABC (anything but Chardonnay) camp. Like many wine enthusiasts,...
Wines That Make My Job Easy!
After a brief hibernation following the college football bowl season (you might even infer the BCS championship game put me to...
Comiskey on Bubbly in the Los Angeles Times
'Tis the season for bling, and our Wine Review Online colleague, Patrick Comiskey, is all over the subject in the Food section...
Sometimes It’s Just a Champagne Kind of Night
With all due respect to the many beautiful cavas, proseccos, cremants and assorted other bubblies made using the...
Nickel & Nickel Gets the ‘Wine Talk’ Vote
Over the course of this year I've tasted my share of exceptional wines the world over. From the Adami Prosecco to the beautiful...
A Little Shameless Self Promotion
Here at Wine Review Online headquarters we typically shy away from shameless self promotion, but sometimes the content is so...
Is the WinePod the Next Cool Geek Gadget?
Speaking of holiday gifts (weren't we?) I just received an email from my good friend Thrace Bromberger, one of the partners in...