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On Wine Origins: I’m Napa Valley, and You’re Not!

by Roger Morris | Jul 6, 2023

One cool morning this April, I sat down for a hotel breakfast in Washington, D.C., with a visiting delegation from Napa Valley...

by Michael Franz | Jul 6, 2023

Over this past weekend, judges gathered in San Diego for the 20th judging of the Critics Challenge, which was established by...

by Roger Morris | Jul 6, 2023

It is late August, not yet prime picking time in the vineyards that ring Seneca Lake. Looking west from the lake’s...

by Roger Morris | Jul 6, 2023

What happens in the life of any organism when its continuity is interrupted? Does it adapt, and, if so, what path will it...

by Roger Morris | Jul 6, 2023

“I love Riesling and Pinot Noir with some age,” Ernst Loosen says on the other side of our Zoom screen. It is...

by Roger Morris | Jul 6, 2023

“To make a fine Trebbiano was always a dream of mine,” says Luca Sanjust, the enthusiastic owner of Petrolo winery...

by Roger Morris | Jul 6, 2023

What are the chances that a secondary Bordeaux grape, one which seldom gets any attention except for being a small percentage in...

by Wayne Belding | Jun 25, 2023

Let’s start with a United States AVA trivia quiz (answers are at the end of the column): In which state are the following...

by John Anderson | Jun 21, 2023

Class is now back in session, so I propose to return to the topic at hand: Good white Burgundy that sells for under $25 a...

by Michael Apstein | Jun 15, 2023

Memorial Day means summer, which, of course to some people means rosé. But for me it means light to mid-weight...

by Miranda Franco | Jun 15, 2023

"Every wine has a story" is prominently featured on the Go There Wines website, and is the refrain that informs their...

by Miranda Franco | Jun 15, 2023

With an ever-increasing number of people taking part in seasonal events like Dry January and resolving to make lifestyle changes...