Eight Great White Burgundies for Under $40 (Sometimes Way Under)
Inexpensive Burgundy is usually an oxymoron. But in our tastings The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.THE SEX LIFE OF GRAPES
Right now, there’s a lot of sex in the vineyards. Strictly between the vines of course.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
I HOPE I REMEMBER THIS NIGHT
I wrote the following poem on the evening of September 21,2022 after attending a “Conversation” at Ashes & Diamonds winery in the Napa Valley. The presentation—by five winemakers—centered around the topic of sustainability. But, as tears in the audience revealed,...
THE TEN BEST CANNED WINES
I approached our recent tasting of canned wines with all theThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY?
I have been a wine writer for nearly 40 years. And yet, for the first time in my career, I’m worried. Despondent even. Wine writing as a profession, a craft, even sometimes an art, is disappearing. And it’s not clear what, if anything, will replace it. I recently gave...
The Origin of the 750ml Wine Bottle
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