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Wine Resolutions for the New Year
With the advent of the new year, one's thoughts often turn to resolutions for the coming months. For those with a penchant...
Remembering Mike Grgich: The Man Who Put California Wines on the Map
The wine world lost a giant last month. Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, the man who thrust California wine onto the...
Champagnes to Usher in the New Year
The custom throughout much of the world, particularly in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere countries, is to greet the New...
Robert Whitley’s Christmas Table & Paul Lukacs’ Cognacs for the Holidays
Every year has its challenges as well as its charms, but for me and my colleagues at Wine Review Online, the recent stretch of...
Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet: Cultivating Excellence from an Ideal Environment
Anne Bousquet, Co-owner of Domaine Bousquet in Argentina, visited Texas a few weeks ago. I was excited to meet her,...
Alentejo, Portugal: Carving Out a Future Built on the Past
I’ll start out this month’s column by giving you a quick summary up front just in case you’re pressed for time...
1980s Bordeaux in Review: The Top Wines from the Best Bordeaux Vintages of the ’80s
I’ve written previously on my personal love of aged wines and how anyone can explore this wondrous world, even on a modest...
Holiday Cheer That Won’t Deplete Your Bank Account
When last he appeared at this site, this Ole Professor promised on his return to deconstruct the tale of how a small and obscure...
The Middleburg AVA: Trying to Make Sense in Identifying Terroirs
The wine world is rabid in its obsession to connect a bottle of wine with its origins – where the grapes were grown...
Tasting Your Way to Better Wine Selections
Welcome to a guide offering some advice about how to select an appropriate wine for the moment. I'm following up on my...
Breaking Barrels, Part 2: Women in the Sonoma and Lake County Wine World
Women have long been involved in the production of wine in California, but historically, few women were known as...