Poor Pinot Blanc.  It belongs to a very famous wine family, but its sibling, the rich, noble Pinot Noir, gets most of the...

With their crispness and cutting acidity, the refreshing wines of Lugana, a small Denominazione Origine Controllata (DOC) on the...

With Spring now in bloom and everything--even the air itself--suggesting fresh starts, I have a proposal:  Let’s push...

Johan Malan is the winemaker at Simonsig Estate, located in South Africa’s beautiful Stellenbosch region.  Wine is...

When I first began following Oregon’s Pinot Noirs, there were probably fewer than 10 wineries in the Willamette...

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...

In one sense, it seems like “belaboring the obvious” to claim that some years are better than others when it comes...

Like many European countries, Austria looks back on a very eventful history--and that’s putting it mildly.  But one...

Susumaniello (sue sue man YELL oh).  Say it again.  Does it make you want smile?  Tasting it definitely makes me...

After having tasted literally hundreds of barrel samples from négociants and small growers while on my annual pilgrimage...

I have been closely following Champagne for many decades, both from the glass and from about 20 visits to the Champagne region,...