As the California wine grape harvest draws to a close, three to four weeks later than normal, one thing is perfectly clear:...

The 2006 bottlings of Barolo--as well as Riservas from 2004--are now arriving on our shores, and they are terrific.  The...

Beautiful Lake Como in northern Lombardy--summer home of the wealthy for centuries--might be Italy’s most famous...

Our good friend W. Blake Gray brings a refreshing sense of humor to the serious task of wine journalism. This was most evident...

I am always surprised how many experienced Burgundy aficionados, be they sommeliers or just plain passionate consumers, overlook...

Many of my favorite red wines come from Italy’s Piedmont region.  They include, of course, Barolo and...

As the prices trickled out for the first tranche of the 2009 Bordeaux vintage being sold en primeurs, there was shock and awe....

My recent column regarding the 100-point scoring system for summarizing wine evaluations prompted many reactions and responses,...

Napa Valley’s much-celebrated annual wine action has raised some $98 million for more than 50 local health care, youth...

The Mount Etna area in northeast Sicily, the island’s coolest wine region, has suddenly become one of Italy’s most...