Sheer Deliciousness
By Karen MacNeil I’m guilty (like just about everyone else I know), of drinking Beaujolais once a year. Right now in November, when stores all over announce Le Beaujolais Est Arrivé! (The Beaujolais Has Arrived!) What has arrived, to be exact, is the exploit...
Smoke Taint: What We Know
By Karen MacNeil October 24, 2017 N95 meant nothing to me three weeks ago. But then the menacing smoky wildfires ringing Napa and Sonoma began. By the third soupy gray day, I owned an N95 respirator mask. The local Home Depot had them floor stacked on pallets over an...
Going Coastal—The Geology of California Cool
When a lot of people think about California, they think about bikinis. But when those of us who live here in wine country think about it, we think about down jackets. There are more than 700 miles of cold coastline stretching the length of the entire state. The effect...
Bubble Trouble: Does Size Matter?
One of the first things I remember learning about Champagne was that small bubbles wereThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
LESS BUZZ – IT’S FINALLY HERE
The words “low-alcohol wine” make anyone who has ever tasted one, shudder. The wines are that bad. But maybe not for very much longer. As most wine drinkers know, the high alcohol levels of some wines have been a point of nagging controversy in the wine...
EN PRIMEUR
Buying wine before it is released; also known as buying futures. Buying wine en primeur allows collectors to be more certain of securing given wines. The wines most likely to be sold en primeur are Bordeaux wines from top châteaux.
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