My WRO column for this month is all about Verdejo from Rueda, and I discovered last week that Rueda is now all about...

Chardonnay just can't seem to get any respect these days. The darling white wines of the day are Riesling, Gruner Veltliner,...

April 30, 2010 I lost a great friend.  And a great winemaker.  Alfredo Currado, husband of Luciana Vietti, and father...

 As the calendar heads towards the season of weddings and graduations, it’s time to start thinking about buying...

A few years ago when the screwcap controversy began to gather steam, a rumor was circulating that one of the premier growth...

While tasting at the recent Bordeaux 2009 Primeurs, I was intrigued by the parade of Chinese buyers at virtually every chateau I...

In my Creators Syndicate column this week (available Wednesday) I take a look at some of the value collectibles from the...

 It’s no joke.  Effective April 1st, Prosecco, the increasingly popular but often very simple-tasting Italian...

 There was a time, not that many years ago, when a  brash young winemaker at Hahn Estates ruled the wine competition...

It has become a Wine Talk column tradition that following every Monterey Wine Competition since its inception in 1994 I devote...

 In life there are some things that remain a mystery, no matter how hard you work to sort them out.  Terroir is a...