Ordinarily a discussion of outstanding white wines from California's Central Coast would likely begin, and possibly end, with...
The Future of Central Coast Whites?
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Wine’s New But Old Cultural Place
In the on-going debates about contemporary wine styles, alcohol levels, and the like, one often hears it said that...
Harvest Headaches and Hopes
So you have a dream of someday planting a vineyard? There’s no doubt that this is a particularly appealing...
Sommeliers Know Value
You wouldn't ordinarily think value when seeking a wine recommendation from a professional sommelier. After all, they dwell in...
Pitfalls of Vintage Charts
The other night we had a bottle of 1992 Chateau Latour from my cellar with a rack of lamb. Why, you might ask, did I...
Italian Reds That Wear Well
We enjoyed two absolutely delicious Italian reds from my cellar last night.I took a 1998 Il Poggione Brunello Riserva and a...
Working Around A Bad Cork
It is always with a great deal of anticipation that I select an older bottle of wine from my cellar. After all, I’ve...
High Tech Vineyards
It’s hardly groundbreaking news that technology has changed the way we deal with, well, almost everything, but it has...
Burgundy Basics
Once upon a time, Burgundy was the wine aficionados reached for when they visited their favorite wine merchant. Back in the day,...
Robert’s Rules of Wine Appreciation
I have only two hard and fast rules when it comes to tasting wine. The first is never scoff. The second is that there are no...
Know Your Wine Critic
The wine writer Gerald Asher, whose column graced the pages of Gourmet over the course of several decades, recently penned a...
Wine and…Chocolate?
Raise your hand if you’re a fan of wine and chocolate. Hold them up so I can get a count. Let’s...