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Widgets with a Kick: The Upshot of the Constellation Deal
There was wine news this week that will very likely affect the wines you see on the shelf the next time you head into your local...
The Louis Roederer Dynasty
During the past two decades, Champagne Louis Roederer, a prestigious, family-owned, medium-sized Champagne house, has become one...
No Second Acts in American Life?
Richard and Thekla Sanford … Gary Farrell ... Brice Cutrer Jones … the Fetzer siblings ... winemaking icons all,...
An Austrian Red Wine Surprise
I visited Austria recently with the intention of enjoying its dry, elegant white wines; after all, Austria is white wine...
Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot
Many wine lovers have experienced at least one epiphany in their life-long association with wine. My first eye-opening...
L.A.’s New Wave of Wine Bars
I moved to Los Angeles from wine-savvy San Francisco in 2004, with little sense of just what kind of wine town it was, but soon...
Yet another Reason to Love Albariño
I can still remember how strikingly delicious my first taste of Albariño was, and how embarrassed I was in the wake of the...
American Viticultural Areas (AVAs): Do They Make Sense?
Americans have never been particularly adept at geography. Since most would fail to locate Kansas on an unlabeled map of...
The Anxiety of Opening, Part I
A colleague of mine recently sat down to interview an importer of French wines. They discussed some of the great wines in...
Three Views of Syrah
In the mid to late 19th century, the great red wines of the Northern Rhône, all made from Syrah, were considered among the...
Sherry Surprise: Terrific at the Table
They say that confession is good for the soul, so here goes: Although I have been a lover of Sherry for many years, I have...