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Gigondas: Emerging to the Limelight

by Jim Clarke | Dec 10, 2023

Twenty years ago, when I began studying wine professionally, Gigondas’s status was hard to define. As a budding...

by Norm Roby | Nov 24, 2023

Having long been intrigued by Rhône wines as well as Rhône-style wines from the USA, I regularly check out the...

by Michael Franz | Nov 22, 2023

I’m publishing this on the day before Thanksgiving in the USA, while millions of shoppers are dealing with the dual...

by Panos Kakaviatos | Nov 16, 2023

The recently bottled 2021 vintage from Bordeaux is “very demanding” remarked friend and (very) experienced taster...

by Rich Cook | Nov 9, 2023

Madeira brings different images to mind for different people. Some see a beautiful island off the coast of Morocco, while...

by Wayne Belding | Nov 8, 2023

When people think of wine destinations in the United States, they consider sites in California, Oregon, Washington and maybe New...

by Roger Morris | Nov 2, 2023

So, who called whom first? A hearty, though sophisticated, laugh at the other end. “I would never think of approaching the...

by Rebecca Murphy | Nov 1, 2023

My husband and I recently returned from visiting wineries in Sicily. I am fortunate to have visited the vinous island...

by Pam Roberto | Nov 1, 2023

Portugal’s Douro Valley is one of the oldest and most historic regions in the world of wine. Officially demarcated...

by John McDermott | Nov 1, 2023

Mike Dunn doesn’t mince words. He’s a straight-shooter who tells you how he feels. It’s a trait...

by Andrew Holod | Oct 25, 2023

It's not unusual for me to be asked, in the course of my work as a wine merchant in a bottle shop, “What is your favorite...

by Michael Apstein | Oct 25, 2023

No one wants to be second. Nobody strives to come in second. Second place is just not built-in to our DNA. For...