I always cringe a bit when anyone attempts to draw parallels between New World Pinot Noir and red Burgundy. There are but a...
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The Quest for Greatness
One of the attributes I admired most about the winemaker Craig Williams during his long reign at Joseph Phelps Vineyards...
Blood in the Water
I was very curious about the wine industry’s take on the crash of the high-end wine market, which was the highlight...
Winemakers Lining Up for Winemaker Challenge
Speaking of wine competitions, which were the subject of my column last week, I have an exciting new event on the horizon -- the...
Eponymous, A Cabernet for Now . . . and Later
If you know the name Bob Pepi, you're probably really thinking of his father, the late Robert Pepi, who founded the Pepi winery...
Riesling Drinkers Play Guessing Game
My friend and colleague here at WRO, Michael Franz, has it right about Riesling. But he’s myopic. ...
Ramblings from the Wine Trail
A wine journalist's work is never done. There are tastings and travel, travel and tastings, tastings and more tastings, until...
Chardonnay Done Right
This week’s wine reviews (to be posted Wednesday) are chock full of recommendations for modestly priced white...
Donation Down — Hackles Up
Not long ago, I blogged about odd, nonsensical wine names, laying the blame for such silliness at the feet of wine marketers,...
Craggy Range’s Stunning Pinot Lineup
There are a number of theories about the meteoric rise of pinot noir as the beverage of choice among many wine enthusiasts. That...
End of Summer Reads
Seems like everyone's taking the opportunity in these last few weeks of summer to cram in a column about white wines. Eric...
Stocking the Cellar for Kickoff
I may not be your average American football fan. I don't spend my autumn weekends camped in front of the TV chugging a beer as I...