At this year’s conference of the Society of Wine Educators, I had the opportunity to attend a great tasting of one of my...
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A Star on Long Island
Recently, I happened to mention to my friend, Howard Goldberg, the longtime The New York Times wine writer, that I was writing a...
Hidden Gem: Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
A visit to the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA is a step back in time to a more serene era in California wine country: no limos full of...
Of Humans and Beavers
The Baltimore region was recently ranked second only to Oklahoma in the number of severe storm warnings issued this past...
Some Great Italian White Wines and One Amazing Rosé
Italy’s white wines have improved so much during the past few decades that today I believe they are among the best white...
Vintage Wines Estates, A Stealth Juggernaut
Unless you're a wine industry insider, chances are you've never heard of the Vintage Wine Estates. Whether by clever design or...
Rippin’ Rhône: A Golden Age Buying Strategy, Vol. I
France’s Rhône Valley is on a historic tear, with excellent vintages now running back-to-back for a decade even as...
Saumur: Home to Fabulous Dry Chenin Blanc
The Chenin Blanc grape can be transformed into fabulous wine. It makes sensationally riveting dry wines and lusciously...
Wines of The Finger Lakes
The 11 Finger Lakes, located in western New York State, south of huge Lake Ontario, are a source of surprisingly fine...
Mud to Rock: Sedimentation, Lithification and the Rock Cycle
Wine writers and wine sellers across the world often include the character of vineyard soils as they describe the singular...
Utiel-Requena: Bobal and Beyond
I’m sure you’ve heard the cliché by which something is said to be “the gift that keeps on...
Bubbling Up: Premium German Sekt
Sometimes a country’s wines, or some of them, anyway, don’t make it beyond the country’s borders. ...