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A Chablis Primer, With Good News Regarding 2012
Forgive me for beating this drum again, but Chablis remains one of the best--and perhaps the single best--white wine value in...
Italy’s Exceptional, Less-Known White Wines
Italy has traditionally been known in the wine world mainly for its red wines. Throughout the 1970s to the 1990s, Italy...
Review: Proof–The Science of Booze
Proof--The Science of Booze, by Adam Rogers, may not be a book for everyone (the anti-alcohol crowd probably won’t be...
The Great 2010 Vintage from Barolo, Volume Two
As I noted in my previous column, the 2010 vintage wines from Barolo are the most complete and compelling group of wines that...
Multiple Worlds of Antinori
Last month on a sunny Napa Valley day, Piero Antinori was explaining how he and his family came to own Antica Napa Valley, a...
Prosecco: The Pinot Grigio of Bubbly?
Prosecco’s popularity around the world has soared--and for good reason. It’s a delightfully fresh and lively...
MacRostie: Shining Brighter than Ever
I’ve enjoyed Steve MacRostie’s wines since the early 1990s, when a retailer recommended a MacRostie Carneros...
The Gary Farrell Winery Today
Gary Farrell is one of the pioneers of Pinot Noir in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley, along with Joe Rochioli, his son Tom...
The Great 2010 Vintage from Barolo, Volume One
Let’s not beat around the bush here: The 2010 vintage wines from Barolo are the most complete and compelling group...
The Kimmeridgian Exposed and Explained
When we first begin our exploration of winegrowing areas of France, we study them as parts of larger regions. For...
Remarkable Rieslings, Round Two
In my capacity as Guy With World’s Best Job, I spent several days in Germany last month tasting extraordinary renditions...