I am old enough to remember a time when California wine was considered suspect. Most of it was delivered in a one-gallon jug,...
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Mary Ewing-Mulligan on, “The Achilles Heel of American Wine”
Since posting my column on "The Achilles Heel of American Wine" last week, I've received several emails from readers suggesting...
More Reaction to “The Achilles Heel of American Wine”
Since publishing "The Achilles Heel of American Wine" last Wednesday, I've been awaiting rebuttals from American wine...
Appreciation: Robert Mondavi, 1913 – 2008
Legend is a term that is tossed around freely today, but applied to the life of Robert Mondavi, the honorific has special...
More from Readers on, “The Achilles Heel of American Wine”
Reader Comments on, 'The Achilles Heel of American Wine' Since publishing a broadside on Wednesday on the weakness of American...
Reader Comments on, “The Achilles Heel of American Wine”
After publishing a broadside yesterday on the weakness of American wines priced at $12 or less, I was bracing for a...
A Summer Day, a Hunk of Cheese and V. Sattui
As usual, among the stars of the 25th edition of the San Diego International Wine Competition was one of the Napa Valley's...
I Guess the ‘S’ Must Stand for Superman
As I skimmed the results of the 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition, which are listed by winery and in alphabetical...
SD Competition: Sometimes Even the Little Guys Impress
Among the greatest joys of running a big wine competition -- somewhere behind warm fellowship with the judges and admiring...
Fresh Palate for ’08 Critics Challenge: SF Chronicle’s Jon Bonne
Speaking of wine competitions, which I have been for most of this month, I have already plunged into final preparations for the...
K-J Strikes Mother Lode with Move to Estate Wines
It's been a while since Kendall-Jackson dazzled me with a wine competition performance. What's surprising about that is the fact...
Mendocino Quality on Display
I can remember a time when wines from California's Mendocino County were little more than a big yawn. I can't quite pinpoint the...