Along with my friend and Wine Review Online colleague, Michael Franz, I recently finished tasting some 2,400 wines in my...
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Two Superb Sources of Sauvignon to the Rescue
While sales of Sauvignon Blanc continue to rise, up 13.3% in 2015 according to the Wine Market Council, I come across increasing...
The Renaissance at Jessiaume: A Multi-National Collaboration
In parochial Burgundy, where even French citizens from outside the region are viewed with skepticism, an American--and a woman...
A Willamette Valley Wine Awakening
About eighth years ago, my husband surprised me with a trip to Oregon’s Willamette Valley. It was before I had spent...
A Look at 2012 Barolos
I recently attended a tasting of 15 Barolos from the 2012 vintage, with the winemakers or family members presenting their wines,...
Bordeaux’s 2014s: An Excellent, Well-Priced Vintage
The press regarding the 2014 vintage in Bordeaux, written in the spring of 2015 after the “en premieur” tastings (a...
Hit the Wine Trail
No matter where you happen to be in the United States chances are good that there is a wine trail near you. Almost every...
Forget Natural Wine
Wine certainly is natural. That is, it doesn’t need human intervention to exist. When the skins of ripe grapes...
The Grand Crus of Chablis
My wine-loving friends all seem to agree on one topic: We didn’t buy enough white Burgundy when it was relatively...
Grand Cru Chablis: Burgundy’s Best Top-Class Whites
When one hears the words “Grand Cru Burgundy,” it’s probably the reds of the Côte de Nuits that spring...
Rethinking Beaujolais
ROMANECHE-THORINS, France — Georges Duboeuf, now 83 years old, is old enough to remember when Beaujolais was the...
Best of 2016, Part II
As the happy occupant of the World’s Best Job, I believe it is good karma to tip my hat to outstanding performances, wines...