WINE TASTING NOTE: 2014 Willful Pinot Noir November 24, 2020 My relationship to Oregon pinots has been rocky. Too many are the loud guy at the end of the bar—too …
WINE ESSENTIALS: Beaujolais November 19, 2020 It’s the third Thursday in November, so winemakers in Beaujolais release the 2020 vintage. Yes, pandemic or no, it’s that …
WINE Maybe, Just Maybe, Dessert Wine Won’t Be Just for Dessert Anymore November 10, 2020 It is the second wave of the French COVID lockdown—or, as the French call it, le confinement—and Olivier Trégoat, the …
WINE LABEL ANATOMY: Domaine Weinbach Pinot Gris October 29, 2020 Usually, when it comes to French labels, knowing the grapes of the region means you know what’s in the bottle. …
GEAR My France Trip Got Cancelled. But the Book is Great. October 07, 2020 I was supposed to be in Bordeaux this week. My flight schedule, posted on my calendar and not yet removed, continues …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Fort Ross Pinot Noir October 01, 2020 I have a friend who, in recent years, has taken an annual visit to Sonoma with her husband. They spend …
WINE Smoke Taint Is Here and Now September 29, 2020 I had an email from Chateau Montelena last week: “Yesterday, we made the exceedingly difficult decision to halt the 2020 harvest, …
GEAR Beyond Corks: How to Save Leftover Wine September 25, 2020 I need to make a confession. Sometimes, I open a bottle, and —don’t gasp here—I don’t finish it. It’s true. Sometimes, …
WINE Four Easy Drinkers from Spain September 17, 2020 Grilling season is winding down and a friend called to invite me to dinner. Which is how I found myself …
COCKTAILS Pretty in Pink: In Praise of The Oaks Lily September 04, 2020 So now comes the Kentucky Derby—and we trust you’ll know what to do about that. But racing fans and Kentucky-born …
WINE Sparklers from England? Jolly Good, Actually. September 02, 2020 “Sparkling wines from England? What?!? Tell me more!” So said a good wine friend when I invited her to join …
WINE LABEL ANATOMY: Chateau Breillan August 17, 2020 One dirty little secret even experienced wine lovers won’t tell you? They don’t always know how to really read a …
WINE TASTING NOTE: Inama Soave, Bradisismo and Carmenere August 13, 2020 When we travel to Italy, tasting with both known and new-to-us producers is one of the activities we enjoy most. …
GEAR A Touch of Glass: An Experiment with Riedel’s Latest Offering August 07, 2020 “I need your help with an experiment,” I said to a group of pinot-loving friends. We had spent the afternoon …
WINE Singular Delights from the Gary Farrell Winery July 25, 2020 PINOT WEEK A chance to taste seven 2016 single vineyard Pinot Noirs from Sonoma’s Gary Farrell Winery, side by side—and …
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