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The 'Right' Wine Dec. 06, 2022
Wine purists say that the wine you choose should match the food — and some of them can be rath... Read More
Value Wines Nov. 29, 2022
Americans who consume domestic wines on a regular basis are always looking for decent values, if not... Read More
Alcohol in Wine Oct. 25, 2022
I love wine, of course, but my favorite wines have lower alcohol levels than I have usually seen in ... Read More
Aging White Wines Oct. 18, 2022
I suggested in a column some years ago that in general most white wines are best consumed young, aft... Read More
2022 Harvest Sep. 27, 2022
In the last two decades, no one has done more instant adjusting to life's meteorological vicissitude... Read More
Things in Wine Aug. 30, 2022
Winemakers love to say their products are made of grapes and nothing else. It's largely accurate, bu... Read More
Wine Prices Aug. 23, 2022
Most of the wines we're offered these days are too expensive. I could have written this article seve... Read More
First Pick Aug. 16, 2022
It's harvest time in many U.S. wine areas, and the first grapes to be picked annually, almost everyw... Read More
Vino Alfresco Aug. 09, 2022
Dining outside can be a treat, but it has a way of affecting how we enjoy our meals, which includes ... Read More
Sauvignon Blanc Aug. 02, 2022
One of the world's greatest grapes, sauvignon blanc, has suffered enough indignities over the years ... Read More
Harvest Approaches Jul. 19, 2022
Here in wine country, where the weather always turns warm or hot about this time of year, everything... Read More
Little-Known Wine Facts Jul. 12, 2022
Most people who purchase wine regularly know what the basic rules are about how to consume it and st... Read More
The Red White Jul. 05, 2022
Don't be blue now that the Fourth of July holiday is over, because the season is just beginning for ... Read More
Wine's 'Absurd' Prices Jun. 07, 2022
When I began writing about wine in 1979, almost every fine-quality California chardonnay sold for $4... Read More
Wine's Fragility May. 31, 2022
Winemakers around the world have tools and strategies today that they never had decades ago that hel... Read More
Wine and Food Pairings May. 10, 2022
I believe far too much is made of the "proper" wine and food pairings. I realize that many people ha... Read More
Sweet or Dry -- Or Flabby Apr. 12, 2022
Decades ago, a German winemaker pulled a label-less bottle of riesling from a fabric bag, pulled the... Read More
Obscure Grapes Apr. 05, 2022
In early June, I will be a speaker at an industry technical conference in Geneva, New York, on a gra... Read More
