There is this two-lane country road that every wine writer and trade professional who journeys to Bordeaux is familiar with....

Is Grenache, a.k.a. Grenache Noir or Garnacha, the next Pinot Noir? That’s not as far-fetched as it may seem at first glance...

Conventional wisdom holds that grapes from old vines make better wine. The science behind that conventional wisdom is fuzzy,...

I love Pinot Noir and have long loved renditions of it from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. I had not been there for far too long...

Each spring in Mainz, Germany, the soaring halls of the Rheingoldhalle echo with clinking glasses and murmurs of discovery. The...

As a born and bred Californian, I came to the wines of Italy’s Piedmont region somewhat late in my wine journey. Though I’d had...

Imagine you’ve just returned from an indulgent Tuscan holiday and are slowly easing your way back into reality. Battling a...

Conversations about wine in the Rhône Valley tend to focus on a north-south divide, pitting the smaller, Syrah-driven...

Admit it: We’re all a bit freaked out about the proposed tariffs, but, for those of us who are wine lovers—and, especially,...

“The principal export from the Wachau is the dry wine known as Schluck, made in the main from the Sylvaner. Much of it also...

Of course, you know about the famous “but” statement used in argumentation: The one where you say how much you adore something...