I don't know about you, but I have had enough of the so-called "big" reds-you know, the high-alcohol, black-red, tannic, heavily...
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An American in Beaune
It's dinnertime in Beaune, the capital of the Burgundy wine trade, and Ma Cuisine, an unpretentious bistro, is packed and...
Vintage Variations Rarely Spell Doom for Napa Cabernets
I had only been in the Napa Valley for a few days when I detected a low level of anger bubbling barely beneath the surface....
Monte Rosso: A Classic Sonoma Vineyard
A recent visit to the Monte Rosso Vineyard in Sonoma County got me to thinking about when I first began writing about...
HdV Brings French Accent to Carneros
Here on the Eurocentric East Coast -- remember we're nearly as close to France as to California -- I still am asked, albeit less...
Talking Terroir: Why the Earth Has More to Say in Mourvedre
The American Rhône wine producer Steve Edmunds loves to tell a story about a seminal event in his life as a winemaker. ...
Alto Adige: Land of Surprises
If you picture a place where someone might yodel one minute and burst into an aria from Barbieri di Seviglia the next, where...
Opus One: American Royalty
Most of the world's well-renowned wines come from Europe -- many of them being either Bordeaux or Burgundy. That's no...
The Unfulfilled Promise of Languedoc
I have just returned from a trip to the Languedoc region in southern France, and I am confused. I have read that the region,...
Don’t Miss The 2004 White Burgundies
There is a good reason why fans of white Burgundy are smiling. Wines from the underrated 2004 vintage are now on...
A Toast to My New ‘Baby’
I gave birth this week to a bouncing baby book...a nine-inch, half pound, soft-cover wonder. The birth certificate reads,...
The Case Against Globalization of Wine
Like a matador waving his cape at the bull to attract his attention, Robert Whitley has managed to get this bull's...