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Regionality Jun. 14, 2022
As a winegrowing paradise, California has always been blessed with loads of sunlight and beneficent ... Read More
Bait and Switch May. 24, 2022
Sometimes it's simply just a mistake, but it seems always to backfire against the consumer. And some... Read More
Tabletop Chemistry May. 17, 2022
You're browsing the wine aisle in your local supermarket or wine shop and see a bottle that looks in... Read More
Wine's Infinities Feb. 16, 2022
When I first began to consume wine as a novice in the 1960s, I had no idea how many forms it could t... Read More
Wine True or False Jun. 29, 2021
There are a lot of sayings about wine that simply aren't true. However, a few are true even though n... Read More
The Cradle of Cabernet Oct. 31, 2017
The Napa Valley was a different place when Donn and Molly Chappellet launched their winery on Pritch... Read More
A Labor of Love Aug. 23, 2016
The upcoming Labor Day weekend is the grillmeister's annual swan song. In most parts of the country,... Read More
The Bordeaux Conundrum Apr. 26, 2016
Tasting hundreds of young Bordeaux wines from barrel is an annual exercise of self-inflicted pain fo... Read More
A Postcard From France Apr. 05, 2016
PARIS — It was a Wednesday night following a long flight in from California. The taxi pulled u... Read More
10 Wines That Impressed Critics Mar. 29, 2016
The annual Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition brings together many of the na... Read More
The Old Guard Jan. 07, 2014
It was 1978 or thereabouts, and I was sampling an array of wines with two friends at Froggy's, a dow... Read More
Thanksgiving Options Wide Open Nov. 12, 2013
The beauty of the Thanksgiving feast from the perspective of the wine enthusiast is versatility. Th... Read More
