When Prussian immigrant Charles Krug established a winery in St. Helena in 1861, he was laying the groundwork for the...
Q & A: Charles Krug’s Peter Mondavi Jr.
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Star Winemakers Casting Long Shadows
Driving onto the road leading to what I hoped would be Long Shadows Vintners, I kept wondering if I was in the right...
An Essay: Beauty in the Ashes
Two remarkable things happened today. First, it is the 7th of April, baseball has started, the cherry blossoms in D.C. are...
Rioja Renaissance: Six Exemplary Bodegas
Forget old notions of Rioja. Images of bullfights and sangria from decades past have nothing to do with Rioja today, as...
Screwed for Good? Screw Caps and Red Wine
I'm about to give you two glasses of the same wine, one from a cork-sealed bottle and the other from a screw-capped bottle. Can...
Wine Is Not Gin
American readers may be growing weary of European writers complaining of high alcohol in a growing number of California wines,...
Three Great Estates in Bandol
The road south out of the pretty medieval village of La Cadière d'Azurt in Bandol heads downhill at first, into the valley,...
Is All Taste Equally Valid?
Is all taste equally valid? Sure it is! There's a feel-good, all-American democratic answer for you. One man's...
Muscat: An Appreciation
When I return home from yet another business trip bloated with too many rich meals and multi-wine occasions, I often opt to...
‘Rock Soft’ Stags Leap District Cabs Hit the Sweet Spot
I'll admit it. I'm a terroir junkie, always on the lookout for wines that go beyond varietal character and give me a sense of...
High-End…and Kosher!
Like their Egyptian ancestors who reached freedom through the Red Sea's parted waters, American Jews found liberation from...
A Sauvignon World
Sauvignon Blanc never seems to get the respect it deserves. Riesling may be the "king" of white grapes, and Chardonnay...