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The Price Is Right
How much should a bottle of wine cost? A glance at any given week's recommended wines will confirm that price is all over the...
Here Come the Judges
The lineup has been set for Winemaker Challenge IV, scheduled for Jan. 19-20 in San Diego, and it's another superb cast of...
A Labor of Love
Creators Syndicate Once a year, I gather with four colleagues in Paso Robles, the heart of California's vast Central Coast, to...
The Sin of Zin
Once upon a time — a lifetime ago, really — I adored Zinfandel, the spicy, brambly red wine that was unique to...
The New York Times Book of Wine
True confession: Most wine books bore me. There are exceptions, of course. For me, those tend to be the authoritative reference...
White Wines of Southern Italy
As the summer heat builds and meals trend toward light, fresh ingredients, I am always drawn to the intriguing white wines of...
Rebecca Murphy and James Tidwell Join Wine Review Online
We are delighted to announce the expansion of Wine Review Online’s all-star lineup of contributors with the addition of...
Who Needs Wine Ratings?
The value of wine ratings, particularly those that provide numerical scores based upon the 100-point scale, is a frequent...
Sell the Steak, Not the Sizzle
Recently my colleague, Linda Murphy wrote a reflective column about the American wine industry’s stubbornness for clinging...
Mouth-Watering Pasta Recipes
I got an email recently from my friend and colleague Tom Maresca with the news that he and his wife, Diane Darrow, have (as he...
Reading the Rise of Argentine Wine
Wine books are everywhere. And like most books published today, a few are good, many are average and moderately useful,...