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Marguerite Thomas’ Thanksgiving in Alsace
In 2011 my imagination is set not on a particular wine, but on a specific region. This year’s Thanksgiving...
Don’t Chicken Out on Wines for Turkey
I was sorely tempted to flout tradition next week and ditch the traditional turkey in favor of roasting a goose, which I vastly...
Ed McCarthy’s Wine Picks for Thanksgiving
I have to admit that I’m strictly a traditionalist when it comes to celebrating Thanksgiving, our most festive...
My 20-20 Thanksgiving
Creators Syndicate They say hindsight is 20-20. Let's hope so. After 20 years of penning this column, I've filed at least 20...
Wine Competitions from a Judge’s Perspective
There are many reasons why my colleagues and I accept invitations to be judges in wine competitions (it certainly...
Drops of God
If you’re already a fan of manga (Japanese comic books) I don’t need to tell you how much fun they can...
Saving Zinfandel: Dry Creek Vineyards
Kim Stare Wallace was dismayed to see how many old Zinfandel vines in Sonoma were being ripped out and replaced with Cabernet...
In Praise of Brick and Mortar
My friend Tish, aka William Tisherman, is a New York wine journalist who passionately opposes the use of scores with wine...
Bubbly for the Holidays
As I rummaged through the wine cellar to pull together a charitable silent auction item appropriately dubbed "Holiday...
The Taste of Terroir
With apologies to Justice Potter Stewart, I can’t define terroir, but I know it when I taste it. Certainly Burgundy is...
Presumptuous in the Extreme
A tip of the hat to Dr. Vino for pointing out this bit of narcissism from the Sea Smoke winery in California's Santa Barbara...