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Oysters to the Rescue
If you’re an oyster enthusiast as well as a wine lover I’m sure you’ll agree with me that one of the best...
New Zealand Wines: An Update
Although still focused primarily on Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand is showing a lot of vinous diversity these days, both with that...
Priorat Takes Center Stage in Spain
A recent wine news article caught my attention. In a blind tasting of over 1,000 red wines that took place in China, a...
Grape Expectations
Imagine a world without cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, pinot noir, riesling or sauvignon blanc. Those popular grape varieties...
A Grape Future for the Lone Star State
It often comes as a surprise to many people to hear that Texas has a thriving wine industry. Anyone who has traveled...
A Golden Age for Wine Buyers
Yes, the world is full of political problems from Ukraine to Syria and across central Africa, and yes, everybody wishes that...
Exciting Wines from Secret Spain
In 2014, Spain was number three in the world in wine production behind France and Italy. Spain’s tradition of wine...
The Question of Quality: Idealists Versus Realists
Fifty years is a long time, but in the history of wine--a history that spans some 8,000 years--it’s a mere blip on the...
Rating Wines: Is a 94-Point Wine Better Than an 88-Point Wine?
I hate the 100-point scale for rating wines. Of course, I use it, like the vast majority of wine writers, because it has become...
Rosés Are Still Sparkling
The other day my local wine merchant told me that almost half of his wine sales this summer came from rosé wines, both...
The New Face of California Wine
Robert Mondavi, the man who almost single-handedly put California wine on the map, passed in 2008. That same year, Jean-Charles...