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Quality Mexican Wine? Surely, You Jest?

by Michael Apstein | Sep 11, 2024

Indeed, I do not. During a week-long family vacation to Mexico City over Christmas last year, we drank a range of...

by Panos Kakaviatos | Aug 28, 2024

Being aboard an Airbus A-320 in business class this past June from Paris to Ljubljana to discover a new wine in Slovenia was...

by Michael Franz | Aug 22, 2024

Given that we’re meeting on a wine website, I’m sure you’ve seen or heard reports of a recent downturn in wine consumption. ...

by Miranda Franco | Aug 21, 2024

Several years ago, I stumbled upon an article in Food & Wine magazine by the esteemed Ray Isle titled "How to Pair Wine...

by Andrew Holod | Aug 18, 2024

Wine labels contain a lot of information. Some of this information is nearly universal including the producer’s...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 14, 2024

Wines from Alsace are labeled by grape, not place, which makes them unique among top quality AOC (appellation origine...

by Michael Franz | Aug 9, 2024

The legally bounded Barolo wine zone in Italy’s Piedmont region is—to the naked eye at first glance—such an...

by Jessica Dupuy | Aug 8, 2024

When it comes to bubbles, the French have Champagne and Crémant, the Italians have Prosecco and Franciacorta — and Asti Spumante...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 8, 2024

There’s no question that terroir—the concept that wines reflect the individual and unique site where the grapes...

by Michael Apstein | Aug 5, 2024

In 1979, Ugo Conti Bonacossi, owner of Tenuta di Capezzana, the leading estate in Carmignano, created a unique Super Tuscan...

by Roger Morris | Aug 3, 2024

I have this good friend, Rick, who retired a few years ago from his hectic day-to-day grind as an owner / winemaker to enjoy the...

by John Anderson | Jul 31, 2024

Last he reached out to you, Dear Reader, The Ole Professor had set himself on a mission to find a dozen or so good French reds...