Several years ago, I stumbled upon an article in Food & Wine magazine by the esteemed Ray Isle titled "How to Pair Wine...
A Wine-Tasting Adventure through the Gorges of the Lower Salmon River
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Decoding European Sparkling Wine Labels
Wine labels contain a lot of information. Some of this information is nearly universal including the producer’s...
Embrace Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc from Alsace
Wines from Alsace are labeled by grape, not place, which makes them unique among top quality AOC (appellation origine...
Tenuta Cucco: A Rising Star in the Barolo Firmament
The legally bounded Barolo wine zone in Italy’s Piedmont region is—to the naked eye at first glance—such an...
Terroir in Barolo: Poderi Gianni Gagliardo
There’s no question that terroir—the concept that wines reflect the individual and unique site where the grapes...
A Deeper Love for Cava
When it comes to bubbles, the French have Champagne and Crémant, the Italians have Prosecco and Franciacorta — and Asti Spumante...
White Rhône in the Zone
I’m continually on the lookout for a particular sort of white wine. I’m fine with racy, linear whites when the...
What I’ve Been Drinking Lately: The Hardest Thing To Find in a Retail Wine Shop
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...
Sauvignon Blanc Rises Again
As the 2024 harvest was getting underway on the West Coast amidst stories of decreasing worldwide demand, there was one bright...
AXA Millésimes: ‘In Good Hands’ Winery Owners
Can you imagine State Farm purchasing the Robert Mondavi winery? Who wouldn’t want to be their good neighbor? Or the...
Navigating the Intricacies of Wine Competitions
For most people, a wine competition is a mysterious source of the medals they encounter on the wines they buy at their local...
Look to the Rhône for Summertime Drinking
My friends say that I hate rosé. I don’t. I just think there are many far more interesting...