In most recent years, I have had the privilege of attending a tasting of the new Bordeaux vintage release sponsored by the Union...
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Dr. Apstein’s Case for Quarantine
I’ll leave the medical advice concerning the need to quarantine to your personal physician and public health...
Brunello 2015: Less is More
The 2015 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino is being heralded as a 5-star vintage (the top rating) by the notoriously...
Bodega Garzon: Major New Player on the Global Wine Scene
In 1999, Argentine oil and gas billionaire, Alejandro Bulgheroni and his wife, Bettina, decided to buy a 1,220-hectare property...
Memorableness: The Key to Wine Quality
For many thousands of years, the fundamental challenge facing anyone making wine was to produce something sound rather than...
Move Over, White Burgundy
Ask wine critics what is the best white wine category in the world…and their usual response is white Burgundy. Yes,...
The Wines of Bibiana
When Bibiana decided to quit her university studies in Columbia, she set out for France with little more than a backpack and a...
La Crema’s Forty-Year Odyssey
La Crema, producer of cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, is celebrating 40 years of winemaking. To honor the...
Burgundy’s 2018 Vintage: The Importance of Harvest Date
During the annual press conference in November, 2018 at which various Burgundy luminaries discussed the recent vintage,...
Cognacs for the Holidays
Long regarded as the world’s finest brandy, Cognac can be an ideal holiday delicacy. Though often thought of...
Tasting Climate Change: Adaptation in a Vessel
A few weeks ago I attended the second edition of Tasting Climate Change, a one-day international conference in Montreal. ...
Appellation St. Helena: A Great ‘Where’ in Your Glass
As wine lovers, we have a desire to know more than simple matters of taste. We seek a deeper understanding of exactly how...