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Robert Mondavi–The Patriarch of California Wine
No person has had as great an influence on California wine--and how the world viewed it--as Robert Mondavi. Andre...
Home Run Napa Cabernets
"Ladies and gentlemen, taking the field at DotCom Park are your 2005 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons!" "Racy David Ramey is in...
Sauvignon Blanc’s New Life in California
California Sauvignon Blanc, or Fumé Blanc as it is sometimes called, is the darling of many winemakers, sommeliers, and some...
Great Wine Via Corporate Management Principles?
With his closely cropped beard and an almost flattop-like haircut, Kaj Ahlmann (pronounced Kye) could double as a slide-rule...
On Bliss
Late last month I sat down with ten colleagues at the Water Grill in downtown Los Angeles and was told to consume as many...
Barolo’s Hot Streak Continues with 2004 Vintage
Global warming appears to be actually benefiting Italy's Piedmont wine region, at least for now. Never in the region's...
Riesling Romance in Oregon
I love Oregon's beautiful wine country, and I love the wonderful culture that has sprung up there among producers, which is very...
Let’s Copy the French
If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then we should flatter the French. Not by copying their wines, but by...
Cote d’Or Dime: Ten Impressions from Burgundy in March
I. If Burgundy was a sculpture, it would be a creation of Richard Serra. You might know Serra as a builder of huge,...
Chablis: One of the World’s Great White Wines
When I tell people that I don't drink much Chardonnay, I'm not exactly speaking the complete truth. True, I hardly ever...
Franz Responds to Apstein on Wine Pricing
WRO readers who have seen Michael Apstein's column from last week on wine pricing will have noticed that he deliberately yanked...