WINE TASTING NOTES: 2016 Napa Valley Estate Élu April 12, 2023 St. Supery Vineyards & Winery, founded in 1989, lies in the Rutherford AVA of Napa Valley. Rutherford, CA, directly …
WINE Postcard from Bordeaux October 22, 2022 Editor’s note: Last month, our intrepid wine correspondent Renee Wilmeth made her way through much of Bordeaux, tasting and observing. …
COCKTAILS WHISKEY WINE THE BEST THINGS WE DRANK IN 2021 December 30, 2021 Any tale of a cocktail that begins with “While in Hawaii,” especially if you don’t live there, has a chance …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2017 Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru October 11, 2021 If I get my hands on another bottle of the 2017 Chateau Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru ($60), I’m going to …
WINE Building Better in Bordeaux January 25, 2021 By 2030, all Bordeaux winegrowers are expected to comply with certain environmental criteria to meet AOC standards. Some owners are …
WINE When Varietals Go Virtual December 10, 2020 A couple of weeks ago, I spent a pleasant Saturday afternoon with a great French winemaker and a few friends …
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 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 Innovation at Château Phélan Ségur August 11, 2020 When Véronique Dausse was 20 years old, she left France for the verdant vineyards of Napa Valley, joining Bernard Portet …
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 …
WINE A Terrific Weeknight Bordeaux, Under 20 Bucks June 30, 2020 Sometimes you get lucky. Better put, sometimes you wander into a good wine store and you get a little good …
WINE Fonplégade and ADAMVS: A Tale of Two Vineyards June 10, 2020 Denise and Stephen Adams met more than three decades ago, on a blind date. Both Francophiles, they subsequently married in …
WINE Remember When We Used to Drink Wine with Other People? April 16, 2020 Many thousands of us plan our travel around major wine events in the U.S. and abroad. Many thousands more build …
WINE Last Case Scenario: Part I April 06, 2020 This is one of those things that happened two weeks ago that now seems like it’s from a different life. …
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