Wineries from Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, located at the toe of Italy’s boot, have gained a...
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A Toast to a Master
Here’s a toast to Cyrus Redding, one of the most important figures in the 8,000-year history of wine. Wait,...
The Left Bank Bordeaux Cup: The College Bowl of Wine
Hollywood could not have orchestrated the prelude to the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup any better. On a breezy summer evening...
Wine Cool in the Sta. Rita Hills
The Sta. Rita Hills AVA in southwestern Santa Barbara County is known for its cool-climate Pinot Noirs and the hip...
The White Wines I Drink
“Why am I always running out of white wines?” I asked myself the other day while making another trip to the...
Locapour and Omnishambles
The word “locavore” seems so much a part of our language it’s hard to imagine that it was coined only in...
A First Taste of Israel
Speaking candidly, I love to travel. One of the best things about my long love affair with wine is that it has enabled me...
The High-End Lowdown on Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde is a deliciously refreshing, slightly bubbly, low alcohol white or rosé that is nearly perfect wine for warm...
Barbaresco 2010: Excellence in an Era of Promise and Peril
Lovers of the great Nebbiolo-based wines of Barolo and Barbaresco have never had it so good. And I mean never. ...
Mike Grgich: Multi-National Treasure
It’s better to be lucky than smart. Of course it’s better to be both, like Miljenko “Mike” Grgich. Time...
CodornĂu, Queen of the Cavas
In 1872, Josep Raventós of the Codorníu Raventós family from Catalonia made Spain’s first bottle of...
Kathleen Inman: Rising on Restraint
Other winemakers call Kathleen Inman "The Barometer of Russian River Valley." "I'm the first person to pick every...