Over the years I've found that wine geeks like me can amuse ourselves in the most unlikely places. Earlier this week I was...
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Here Come the Judges!
I've just finished prepping the judges' bios for the annual Critics Challenge International Wine Competition, May 23-24 in San...
The ABC’s of Chardonnay Love
I'll be the first to admit that I was once firmly planted in the ABC (anything but Chardonnay) camp. Like many wine enthusiasts,...
Wines That Make My Job Easy!
After a brief hibernation following the college football bowl season (you might even infer the BCS championship game put me to...
Michael Franz’s 2008 Producer and Wine of the Year
Producer of the Year: Penfolds At a time when Australian wine seems beset by persistent problems affecting its reality as...
Paul Lukacs’ Picks for 2008 Producer and Wine of the Year
Producer of the Year: Livio Felluga Marguerite and I had the opportunity to meet Livio Felluga this past October during a...
Marguerite Thomas’ 2008 Producer and Wine of the Year
Winery of the Year: Familia Zuccardi There are many reasons why I am selecting Familia Zuccardi as my choice for winery of...
Michael Apstein’s 2008 Winery of the Year: Grgich Hills Estate
Mike Grgich burst on the world wine stage when, as winemaker for Chateau Montelana, their 1973 Chardonnay took 1st place at the...
Linda Murphy’s 2008 Producer and Wines of the Year
Producer of the Year: Schramsberg Vineyards, Napa Valley, California 'Best of the Year' picks are made, obviously, during...
Patrick Comiskey’s Winery and Wine of the Year
Winery of the Year: Adelsheim, Newberg, OR Adelsheim Winery, in Newberg, Oregon, is my 2008 Winery of the Year, though by rights...
Ed McCarthy’s Producer and Wine of the Year, 2008
Producer of the Year: My selection for 2008 Winery of the Year is Champagne Ayala, based in Aÿ, a village in the Champagne...
Comiskey on Bubbly in the Los Angeles Times
'Tis the season for bling, and our Wine Review Online colleague, Patrick Comiskey, is all over the subject in the Food section...