Creators Syndicate Once upon a time in American viticulture, it was fashionable — some would even argue necessary —...

 If you’re looking for some lively, unique and affordable wines for relaxed summer drinking, consider some of the...

I am very fond of both whisky and whiskey.  I like vodka, icy and unadulterated, when caviar is being served (as if that...

You may have heard of the Judgment of Paris, the 1976 wine tasting that pitted handpicked wines from California against many of...

Yes, I know it’s possible to get a bad meal in Paris, but my husband and I just returned from the City of Light where we...

I’ve been writing about wine for 19 years and have managed to weasel my way into virtually every wine producing country of...

July 4th may seem a long way off, but it’s never too early to start acquiring a bottle of Madeira if you want to drink a...

I met Gary Farrell for the first time more than 20 years ago. He was a modest man making very good wine under difficult...

 Okay, it wasn’t exactly an odyssey since I didn’t travel more than a handful of miles from my own front door,...

Graduation and Weddings clearly call for celebratory bubbles, and the same goes for Mother’s and Father’s day. ...

These are the best of times for the vignerons of Burgundy and Bordeaux, arguably the world's most important — certainly...

Every couple of years or so I get the urge to sound off once again about the marvels of Riesling.  This time, it’s a...