Maison Louis Latour, one of Burgundy’s best négociants, is my choice for winery of 2014 because it excels with...
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Great, Undiscovered Barolos and Barbarescos
One of the best happenings in the world of wine that has taken place during my lifetime is that wine lovers have discovered the...
New Year’s Wine Resolutions
When it comes to saving money or loosing weight, New Year’s resolutions can be a burden. That’s why most get...
Seven Killer Champagnes to Finish Off the Year
I don’t know more than a handful of people who don’t love Champagne, yet I’m often surprised by how few people...
Getting More from Loess
Loess soils are found throughout the world, comprising nearly ten percent of the earth’s soil surface. These widely...
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise: A Forgotten Gem
Trends in wine can be hard to understand. Current fashion, for example, catapults high-scoring “cult” wines, often...
Differing Shades of Sangiovese
I worked as the Wine Director at the Armani Ristorante in New York for about two years, and one of the pleasures I looked...
Leclerc Briant Champagne Returns to the U.S.
I am excited about Leclerc-Briant’s re-entry into the U.S. The reason is that I have seldom been so impressed with...
The Evening’s Opening Embrace
I fell in love with vermouth and other fortified aperitif wines long before fancy table wine seduced me. This infatuation...
The Unlikely Miracle of Tokaji Aszú
Tokaji Aszú--the wine Louis XIV of France declared “the king of wines and wine of kings” is--legendary. ...
Are Old Vines Important?
What does it really mean when a label touts a wine as being made from “old vines?” (This would be rendered as...
Two Tactics for Wine Success on Thanksgiving
Given the fact that you are reading a wine review website in the days leading up to America’s premier feast day, the odds...