As we know, all good things must end. And since Barolo has enjoyed the strongest series of vintages in its history since...
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A Real Deal Anniversary at Freemark Abbey
I chuckle to myself whenever I receive notice of a California winery celebrating its fifth or 10th anniversary with a big...
Beaujolais Renaissance
Six centuries after Philippe the Bold exiled the “vile and noxious” Gamay grape from Burgundy in favor of the...
Ch. Montelena: Napa’s Classic Cabernet
Napa Valley’s greatest wine, in my mind, has always been Cabernet Sauvignon. In fact, make that California’s--if not...
Tempting Tempranillo
Tempting is a satisfying way to describe Tempranillo, the most widely planted red wine grape in Spain. Today’s wine...
The Nebbiolo Prima Tastings: Roero and Barbaresco
If the doom-sayers are correct and we’re all in big trouble due to climate change, then we might as well have a giant...
Tracking Spain’s Elusive Tempranillo
The remarkable recent renaissance of Spanish wine has intensified worldwide interest in Spain's most famous red grape: ...
Jacques Lardiere of Jadot: Playing the Hand He was Dealt
One of Burgundy's most important winemakers, Jacques Lardiere, said something to me over lunch not long ago that you would...
Location, Location, Location: Port’s No Different
In all the great wine producing areas of the world it is an article of faith that where the grapes grow determines the style and...
Winds of Change Reach Gale Force
Gone are the days when the sale of an important winery or vineyard shocks those who follow the U.S. wine industry. In the...
Toro: Spain’s Tiny Dynamo
About twenty-five years ago, a second Renaissance took place in Italy, this one of the vinous variety. Italy for the first...
Barolo and Barbaresco vs. Burgundy
If you’ve been following this space during the past couple of weeks, you’ve seen my assertion that Barolo and...