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Blended Red Wines Jan. 18, 2022
One of the most popular categories of wines in the last two years is the nearly ubiquitous blended r... Read More
It's Champagne Season Jan. 04, 2022
It's Champagne season — a line you might think indicates that this article is being published ... Read More
Unseasonal Touring Dec. 28, 2021
By any measure, Ezra Pound was a controversial figure, but it was one of his poems that joined force... Read More
Authenticity Dec. 21, 2021
When we buy a bottle of a famed wine, we take it on faith that it's genuine and not a fake. In fact,... Read More
Remembering Clendenen and Bruce May. 18, 2021
Within the last 10 days, the world lost two of the most important figures in California's wine histo... Read More
Rose by Any Other Name May. 11, 2021
My friend operated a retail wine shop. And he was incredulous. It was 1983, and I had just written a... Read More
Words on Wine May. 04, 2021
Writing about wine is an art form almost as interesting as making it — and it's a lot less mes... Read More
Sauvignon Blanc Whereness Apr. 27, 2021
Wine geeks use the French term "terroir," a hard-to-translate term that relates to how grape varieti... Read More
Tips for Serving Wine With Food Apr. 13, 2021
Wine purists will tell you that the wine you choose for a dinner should match the food that's on the... Read More
Topic: Why Some Wines Are Pricy Apr. 06, 2021
Most people assume that all expensive wines are very good and that the more expensive a wine is, the... Read More
Keep a Lid on It Mar. 30, 2021
Dear Dan: A good friend hosted me for a birthday dinner, and the elegant table was set with crystal ... Read More
The Sauv Blanc Myth Mar. 23, 2021
There are lots of myths within the wine business that keep being repeated, and one of the most persi... Read More
Cooking Wine Mar. 16, 2021
When a recipe calls for a cup of white wine, the cook who wrote that suggestion likely wasn't referr... Read More
Gorgeous Wines of Alsace Mar. 09, 2021
One of France's finest wine-growing regions, and one of its least understood, is the northern distri... Read More
Inexpensive Wines Mar. 02, 2021
The late wine author Leon Adams once said that in a best-of-all-worlds situation, dry wine should be... Read More
The Red Wine Myth Feb. 23, 2021
One of the most enduring myths of red wine is that the older it gets, the better it is. Where this e... Read More
Gorgeous Wines of Alsace Feb. 22, 2021
One of France's finest wine-growing regions, and one of its least understood, is the northern distri... Read More
Inexpensive Wines Feb. 20, 2021
The late wine author Leon Adams once said that in a best-of-all-worlds situation, dry wine should be... Read More
The Red Wine Myth Feb. 19, 2021
One of the most enduring myths of red wine is that the older it gets, the better it is. Where this e... Read More
Wine-Pairing Myths Jan. 19, 2021
If you find it useful when someone suggests a specific food to pair with a specific wine, you aren't... Read More
