Along with my colleagues at Wine Review Online, I’m delighted to welcome Pam Roberto to our ranks as a regular...
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Welcoming Columnist Andrew Holod to Wine Review Online
Editor's Note: Although I posted this blog in mid-September when Andrew Holod's first reviews appeared on this site, it...
Object Lesson in Excellence: E. Guigal’s Côte-Rôtie “Château d’Ampuis” 2019
The Guigal family, the elder Marcel and his wife Bernadette, and their son Philippe and his wife Eve, have always focused on...
Natalie MacLean Tells All in New Memoir
By her own admission, wine writer Natalie MacLean has a habit of drawing attention to herself, and not all of it is good....
An Evening at Pascaline Lepeltier’s Chambers Restaurant
Developing a broad wine list is easy; developing a well-curated wine list is a feat. Pascaline Lepeltier’s Chambers...
Welcoming Andrew Holod to Wine Review Online
Editor's Note: Although I posted this blog in mid-September when Andrew Holod's first reviews appeared on this site, it...
The World’s First Port House
In 1638 a variety of notable events occurred around the world. To put a bit of historic perspective on the era I offer...
Welcoming John McDermott to Wine Review Online
Along with my colleagues at Wine Review Online, I’m delighted to welcome John McDermott to our ranks. He started up...
Chambourcins: Who Knew They Aged Well?
Even though I live on the East Coast, and even though the first vineyard I worked in was planted to Chambourcin and Seyval...
An Object Lesson in the Evolution of Champagne
Franck Pascal (Champagne, France) Brut Nature “Fluence” NV ($80, Banville Wine Merchants) 94 Points: My recent...
Inside the 40th Annual Aspen Food & Wine Classic
I returned recently from the bacchanal that is the Aspen Food & Wine Classic. My memory is still a bit hazy, and my...
From Wine in a Paper Bag to Wine in a Paper Bottle
The first wine I ever tasted came in a paper bag. A neighbor in a pickup truck was driving up the rutted dirt road where...