Why the Tongue Map is Totally Wrong
I still hear people talk about the infamous “Tongue Map” when describing what they taste in a wine.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Great Barolo to Drink Right Now
Say it’s a cold winter night (not too hard to envision), but this time,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
The Best Cheap Wines of the Year
We call them “Steals,” but no matter what you call them,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Wine of the Year: RAEN “Royal St. Robert” Pinot Noir
Every year we look back at the 2000 or so wines we tasted that year The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
The Great White Wines of South Africa
“South Africa makes white wine?” an incredulous friend said to me recently.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
How Do You Describe a Great Champagne?
Describing any wine is hard. Describing a great Champagne can seem next to impossible.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.The Rise of Fantastic Cabernet Franc
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An End to Your Story
We are good at beginnings. Endings? Not so much. There was a time, several decades ago, when a proper dinner started The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
This Has Never Happened Before
So there we were on the third night blind tasting California Syrahs.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
Why So Much Italian Wine?
In the United States, most of the wine that’s imported is Italian. In 2025 some 93.2 million gallons of Italian wine were imported into this country. In fact, Italian wine has led US imports for decades, hitting a peak in 2021 with 43% of all US table wine imports. Is it because Italian wine is just so good? I love lots of Italian wine, but I’m sure “goodness” has nothing to do with it. What does? The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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