WINE A Delightful, Though Virtual, Dinner in 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 …
WINE ESSENTIALS: Central Otago July 24, 2020 PINOT WEEK Most people think of New Zealand for its Sauvignon Blanc, and rightly so—but these days the buzz is …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 1995 Burgundy July 23, 2020 PINOT WEEK Many years ago I went to Burgundy for the first time with friends, like-minded travelers who showed me …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2001 Sanford Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir July 23, 2020 PINOT WEEK New world pinot lovers have endless debates: Do American Pinots age? Some argue they’re made to drink young, …
WINE The Excellent Spatburgunders of August Kesseler July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK Spätburgunder. Say it out loud: “Shpayt-ber-gun-der,” with a long “a” sound. There you go. The “burgunder,” like Burgundy, …
WINE Where to Go: Willamette Valley, Oregon July 22, 2020 PINOT WEEK The first thing you should know about visiting Oregon’s Willamette Valley is how to pronounce it: It’s “will-AM-et.” …
WINE Where to Go: Burgundy July 21, 2020 PINOT WEEK Burgundy can seem overwhelming at first. However, once you fall in love with the wines of the famed …
WINE Welcome to Pinot Noir Week July 20, 2020 PINOT WEEK Many of the world’s wine lovers would be trekking to Oregon this week for the International Pinot Noir …
WINE Wrapping Up This Year’s En Primeur July 18, 2020 As is usually the case with French wine, there is a long and detailed explanation. But let’s try to sum …
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