For those who revel in great wine, 2018 was a splendid year for the wine industry. From the hundreds of new releases that I...
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Balanced, Complex and Charismatic: My Eight Favorite Wines from 2018
Although evaluating and scoring wines is far from an exact science, it’s clear that certain standards must be met in order...
Discovering Montecucco
A good way to confirm wine quality from a given region, after having been invited there on a press trip, is to test the wines by...
Reasons for Optimism at the Close of 2018
History will doubtlessly regard 2018 as a troubled year in many respects, but like every year in recent memory, it will go down...
Champagne in Winter
During the week of December 10th, I traveled to Champagne. An unusual time to visit, you might think, but I loved...
This Holiday Season, Drink Responsibly
For me the holidays are prefect opportunities to drink the really good bottles I’ve been aging for special...
Millions of Years in the Making: Appreciating the Geology that Underlies our Favorite Wines
Wine aficionados love to talk about geologic aspects of vineyard sites that produce their favorite wines. Whether...
Excellence on a Big Frame: Primitivo di Manduria
In my last column for Wine Review Online, I addressed an effort by producers in the Languedoc to keep up with the apparent trend...
Top Five Wine Accessories for Holiday Gifting…or Receiving
This time of year, it seems everyone is on the hunt for the perfect wine to serve at holiday events or to gift friends and...
Beyond Albariño in Rias Baixas
Albariño from Rias Baixas is one of my favorite wines. What’s not to like? It’s a dry, fruity,...
Two Great Proseccos: Carpené Malvolti and Nino Franco
One of my first experiences with Prosecco occurred about 30 years ago, when I walked into a winery in Italy; I believe it was in...
Enough with the Damned Turkey: Looking Ahead to Holiday Meals
Everyone has their own reasons for being thankful after Thanksgiving. For some, it might be Black Friday, or Cyber Monday,...