One of the more recent perks of my wine gig is the occasional virtual visit with a single estate. As we know, one of the...
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A Late Encounter with Marsala
I’ve been writing about wine in some capacity since the late 1970s and drinking it even longer, yet somehow I had lost track of...
Middleweight Greats: Right Reds for Summer Grilling
In any category that includes lots of different things, those falling in the middle often get overlooked, simply because they...
Better Wine for Free: Think Temperature as Weather Heats Up
Gone are the days when heat was an issue in relation to wine only during summer. With many locations around the world now...
High Camp Wines: Worth the Trek!
There are so many wineries out there in the world that keeping track of their arrivals and departures could easily become a...
Catching up with François Lurton
Anyone in the wine trade who has visited Bordeaux more than once and has not yet stumbled across a Lurton or two, at least...
New Year’s Resolution: Think and Drink Victoria
I know, I know...we’re into February, and the conventional time for making resolutions is more than a month behind...
Wine Sales Are Declining: Should We Be Concerned?
A few days ago, I sat in on a Zoom presentation discussing the latest findings of the Silicon Valley Bank’s annual state...
Wine Review Online’s Ed McCarthy Shifting into Columnist Emeritus Status
It is with profound gratitude that we at WRO thank Ed McCarthy for his consistently excellent columns published every four weeks...
Wine Review Online’s Ed McCarthy Shifting into Columnist Emeritus Status
It is with profound gratitude that we at WRO thank Ed McCarthy for his consistently excellent columns published every four weeks...
The Best Gifts for Wine Aficionados This Season
The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by raising a glass to the wine lover in your life? ...
Towards an Honest Expression of the Vineyard: San Pedro’s
Editor's Note: Our friend Mary Ewing-Mulligan MW has been sidelined for a while due to a prolonged misfortune in her...