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Difficult Wine Choices at the End of a Memorable Day
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Inniskillin Hits the Sweet Spot
The Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition ended on a sweet note earlier this month in San Diego as the...
Next Up: Agwa de Bolivia
Peru and Chile have Pisco, Mexico boasts Tequila, Brazil claims Cachaça, and now Bolivia offers Agwa de...
Champagne Stands Apart–Within Limits
Let us speak frankly: The world is full of sparkling wines, but there’s an important sense in which selecting...
Mood and Wine Pairing
You know the old refrain: “What do you get when you play a country music song backwards? You get your...
Tradition Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be
The ongoing battle between advocates of wines made with international grape varieties in an international style (read...
Sniff!
Anyone who has been enjoying fine wines for at least a little while is probably familiar with the oft-repeated mantra:...
Wines for Grilling
Labor Day is fast approaching, and I can hardly wait to fire up the grill. Of course, that also means a trip to the wine locker...
Two New World Classics
It’s been a full generation since wines from the New World first emerged to challenge the supremacy of the classic...
Late Summer Savor: Tomato Salad Tmes Three
August seems to have morphed into September in the blink of an eye. One of the surest indications of this phenomenon is...
Reconnecting with an Old Friend
Those of us of a certain age remember when the Napa Valley was a quiet farming community where prunes shared the land alongside...
A Bittersweet Moment
The upcoming publication of a new book by Gerald Asher (A Vineyard in My Glass, University of California Press) strikes me as a...