One of the interesting things happening with German wine is the increasing numbers of non-Riesling wines making their way into...
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The 2019 Cru Beaujolais Releases
The world loves Beaujolais. And for good reason. The various red wines of the Beaujolais region provide...
Popular Red and White Wine Grape Varieties
Over 10,000 grape varieties exist, but only a very small percentage of them have made the cut as popular wine grapes. To...
The Okanagan Valley: Making Canadians Proud
Visiting Canada’s Okanagan Valley has been on my must-do list for years. And though the visit had to be postponed...
Dispatches from Behind the Counter
When I opened my first wine shop in 2008, I did the very 2008 thing – I started a blog about my adventures behind the...
Welcoming Christy Frank as Columnist to Wine Review Online
It is with great pleasure that I write to welcome Christy Frank to the ranks of WRO wine columnists. As you’ll...
Kosovo: Past, Present and Future
Kosovo became an independent country when its parliament declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. This...
Warming Wines for Autumn
Autumn is approaching. The days are getting noticeably shorter, the nights colder and in response, the body seeks warmth...
Single Vineyard versus Multi-Vineyard Blends
Dr. Laura Catena, the managing director of Bodegas Catena Zapata, Argentina’s most famous winery, quips that her...
Smith-Madrone: Fifty Years On, Cultivating Beauty
Cultivation: 1. The act of preparing and working on land in order to raise crops. 2. To promote or improve the growth of a plant...
What I’ve Been Drinking Lately: Only in Massachusetts!
While on August vacation at Cape Cod, I am always struck by the effects of the three-tier distribution system—even today...
An Interview with Jason and Flora Chang of Family Owned and Operated Nine Suns and Plinth
The Chang family purchased a one-of-a-kind property atop famed Pritchard Hill in Napa in 2010. They redeveloped the...