Poor Pinot Blanc. It belongs to a very famous wine family, but its sibling, the rich, noble Pinot Noir, gets most of the...
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Lugana: The Perfect Summertime White
With their crispness and cutting acidity, the refreshing wines of Lugana, a small Denominazione Origine Controllata (DOC) on the...
Spring Cleaning: Let’s Improve Wine Lists, Pleaseā¦
With Spring now in bloom and everything--even the air itself--suggesting fresh starts, I have a proposal: Let’s push...
Q & A with Simonsig Estate’s Johan Malan
Johan Malan is the winemaker at Simonsig Estate, located in South Africa’s beautiful Stellenbosch region. Wine is...
Oregon Pinot Noirs
When I first began following Oregon’s Pinot Noirs, there were probably fewer than 10 wineries in the Willamette...
Advent of Arneis
Few grape varieties have a birthday that isn’t lost in the annals of time, but a handful of them at least have a turning...
Do Vintages Still Matter?
In one sense, it seems like “belaboring the obvious” to claim that some years are better than others when it comes...
Austrian Alternatives
Like many European countries, Austria looks back on a very eventful history--and that’s putting it mildly. But one...
Say Susumaniello, Taste Susumaniello, and Smile
Susumaniello (sue sue man YELL oh). Say it again. Does it make you want smile? Tasting it definitely makes me...
2015 Burgundies: Superb for Both Colors…Don’t Miss Them
After having tasted literally hundreds of barrel samples from négociants and small growers while on my annual pilgrimage...
Champagne Louis Roederer
I have been closely following Champagne for many decades, both from the glass and from about 20 visits to the Champagne region,...
Here’s Looking at You, Roussin de Morgex
It is a cold and blustery January morning in New York City’s Soho neighborhood. The January sky hangs low and gray...