A recent visit to the Santa Cruz Mountains convinced me I need to return more often to this unique appellation situated between...
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From Australia, a Tall Poppy?
A number of years ago, on my first trip to Australia, I heard talk about the social phenomenon known as the “Tall Poppy...
Sensational Barolo Bottlings from Paolo Scavino
Regular readers of Wine Review Online know that I’ve been focused intently on Barolo and Barbaresco in recent years,...
Brilliant Israeli Chardonnay
It was a number of years ago, on my first visit to Israel, that I met Victor Schoenfeld, the American winemaker working at the...
Oh Tannin Balm
I was interested to read recently in The New York Times that adding milk to black tea reduces the effect of the antioxidants,...
A War Over Words
Creators Syndicate When the French have a hissy fit over U.S. wine labels that promise Champagne or Burgundy in the bottle, I...
Sommeliers Know Value, too
Creators Syndicate When it comes to wine, nearly everyone loves a steal, including wine professionals. Thus it was no surprise...
The Definition of Greatness
In a world, especially the wine world, where hyperbole is the default reflex of the enthusiast, it is good to remember that...
Cellar Adventures: The Case of the Leaking Cork
While foraging around in the cellar looking for some wine to pour with the ham and cheese omelet I was planning to whip up...
Making History in Saint-Emilion
For as long as I can remember Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau Ausone have enjoyed nearly mythical status in the commune of...
Model of Consistency
When winemaker George Bursick departed Ferrari-Carano some years back I was gripped with a bout of angst. First of all, George...
Wine for Our Time
Earlier this year I made my somewhat annual trek to Bordeaux (I confess I have skipped a couple of vintages) for the primeurs...