The Best New Super Sauvignons
Don’t Miss This Dozen By Karen MacNeil May 29, 2026 I wish there had been a “Judgment of Paris” for Sauvignon Blanc. That legendary blind tasting in 1976 (this month marks the 50th Anniversary) focused on Chardonnay and Cabernet from Burgundy, Bordeaux, and...
Dangerously Old
By Karen MacNeil In this week’s wine news, nearly 50% of the stories from writers and critics were about age. Here are some headlines: Can X Wine Age? Tasting of B Reveals B Can Age! The Question of Ageability and C Wine This Ageworthy D Wine Has Genuine Longevity Is...
The Hero of Her Own Story
By Karen MacNeil She thought she’d stay in France. After Château Haut-Brion, why think of being anyplace else? Wine, she felt, was in her core. From the age of 14, she knew she wanted to be a winemaker. She could not not make wine. And interning at a First...
Sometimes a Great Notion
By Karen MacNeil February 13, 2026 It began with a mountainside. A mountainside so remote and rocky that few believed anything would thrive there except for the old oaks that twisted themselves along the canyons and contours of the mountain.The following content is...
Which Chocolates Go with Which Champagnes?
Note: this blog originally appeared in our Special Champagne Edition of WineSpeed on October 24, 2025. We reprint it here in the lead up to Valentine’s Day. Why not gather some friends and recreate this tasting for yourself? You can do it with any number of...
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