If you love wine with food, you know already that Italian reds are indispensable at the table--whether or not the table is set...
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Not Just Any Port in a Storm
“An overpowering wine,” was how Adrian Bridge, CEO of Taylor Fladgate, described their just released pre-phylloxera...
Port’s Past, and Ramos Pinto’s Present and Future
The study of wine history is revealing, if we only had time for it. Today, most people are too busy trying to keep up with...
Bordeaux Buys from the Right Bank
My column from last month offered a general overview of recent vintages from the appellations of Bordeaux’s Right Bank,...
Napa Valley Sauvignons, Red and White
In anticipation of moving my wine cellar soon, I opened up my last bottle of 1985 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve last...
Right Bank, Right Now
If you will be able to scrape a little cash together--either now or during the next 18 months--you’ll have a chance to...
Confessions of a Wine-Collecting Lifer
As we begin the new year, I’ve become a touch nostalgic, and I’m looking back on how I’ve spent my life. ...
Sonoma Source: The Jack London Vineyard
When I asked J. Patrick Henderson, senior winemaker for Kenwood Vineyards what he considers unique about the environment of the...
Gifts for the Wine Lover
Friends and professional colleagues always tell me they shy away from giving me wine. They profess not to know what to...
Some Gems Among Champagne’s Smaller Producers
December is the month Champagne producers love best, because as much as 40% of their annual retail sales takes place...
A Surprising Finding for Thanksgiving and Beyond
I’m posting this column in the week of Thanksgiving, which is the one week during the year when food pairing is the topic...
2009 Burgundies: A First Look
The Bordelais are not the only ones licking their chops as they offer the 2009 vintage for sale. Burgundians too are...