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By Nicola Bridges There's a certain serenity to sipping a glass of fine sangiovese wine while watchi... Read More

Tasting Room Etiquette Jun. 27, 2023

The episode was unnerving and was avoidable had there been someone around with the sensibility to so... Read More

Holiday Party Strategies Nov. 22, 2022

When several people gather to celebrate, such as at year-end holiday parties, the beverages often ar... Read More

'Champagne' By Any Other Name Nov. 15, 2022

Just because it has bubbles is no reason to call it Champagne. Yet that's what some writers suggest ... Read More

Wine for St. Swithin's Day Sep. 20, 2022

Public-relations people around the world are always thinking up "clever" ideas to "help" magazine an... Read More

All the Same? Jun. 15, 2021

Shortly after I began writing a wine column in 1976, a friend teased me about my avocation. We were ... Read More

Kids Join the Fun at Family-friendly Wineries Jun. 13, 2021

By Margot Black Wine-tasting has traditionally been for adults only; however, with the demand for ou... Read More

Liquid Test Drive Jun. 01, 2021

Decades ago, visiting wine country was limited to the few areas of the country with wineries. Outsid... Read More

Tabletop Chemistry May. 25, 2021

What do you do when you buy a bottle of wine that, for one reason or another, is not to your liking?... Read More

Wine and Cheese Oct. 20, 2020

No matter your level of interest or knowledge, there is one thing you know about wine: Wine loves ch... Read More

Time to Chill Jul. 14, 2020

Dining outside, once merely a nice summertime option, is now a requirement in many communities aroun... Read More

The Amazing V. Sattui Jun. 02, 2020

American and foreign wine competitions can be, and often are, unpredictable. It's not unusual for an... Read More

Winery to Watch: Oregon's WillaKenzie Mar. 10, 2020

The wines of Oregon's WillaKenzie Estate are priced to impress. They're made that way, too. Winemake... Read More

Tuscany? No, Temecula Mar. 07, 2020

By Jim Farber The two-lane country road follows the softly rolling contours of the hills, as do the ... Read More

Ledson Scores a Rare Double Jan. 28, 2020

In the early 1990s, when winemaker Steve Ledson broke ground on the Ledson winery and his dream home... Read More

Remember Los Alamos -- and the Skyview Motel Jan. 11, 2020

By Jim Farber When the Skyview Motel opened in 1959 it had everything going for it. Perched atop a s... Read More

Our 2019 Winery of the Year Dec. 31, 2019

Over the course of the past year, I have tasted thousands of wines, judged multiple wine competition... Read More

After Dinner Dec. 10, 2019

A number of years ago, while covering the annual Bordeaux en primeurs tastings in France, I decided ... Read More

The Case for Domestic Wines at Thanksgiving Nov. 12, 2019

The default recommendation of many experts for the perfect complement to the Thanksgiving feast is B... Read More

A Stealth Juggernaut Aug. 20, 2019