Tasting a line-up of the 2016 Gary Farrell Pinot Noirs shows why Theresa Heredia, the winemaker, is adamant about the importance...
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Cheering the Heart: Musings on the History of Pandemic Drinks
One thing I learned when I went into self-isolation on March 13 and started digging around for more information about pandemics...
Drink Wine and Look at the Moon
Goodbye summer, hello autumn. We are entering the time of year when temperatures begin to drop, dusk comes earlier and...
Wine Books I Read Over COVID Summer Vacation
It's been an unusual summer, to say the least. Due to the many closings and travel restrictions from the global pandemic,...
Case for Quarantine 2.0
Times like this remind us of the things that are really important in life. In the big picture, wine, though it plays a...
Focusing on Terroir, Following Burgundy’s Lead
If terroir—that French concept that where the grapes grow determines the character of the wine—is so important, why...
Burgundy Bargains? Still Possible at Pernand Vergelesses
When tasting director Hervé Bianchi of Beaune’s Centre Interprofessionnel Techniques des Vins de Bourgogne welcomed...
Bordeaux 2017: The Sweet Spot
Editor's Note: This column, the second of two on the 2017 vintage in Bordeaux, first appeared almost two years ago during the...
Champagne in the Time of Coronavirus
Last month on a high-speed train from Paris to Strasbourg, France, I got nervous as another passenger opposite me kept coughing...
Regarding Wine & Health
In 1989 the U.S. Government mandated a health warning label to appear on all containers of alcoholic beverages. I'd guess...
Protectionism Works Both Ways: Background Factors for Understanding Wine Tariffs
During a tasting in Greece last year, as part of my WSET diploma studies, Konstantinos Lazarakis MW served dry, crisp and...
Age Matters at Cognac Frapin
COGNAC, France — Here in this mysterious land known officially as Charente or Charente-Maritime, roughly an hour's drive...