Here’s When $50 Tastes Like $100

by | Jan 9, 2026

What do you get when you buy a $50 red wine from Australia? A wine that tastes like it costs $100. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The Greatness of Grange

by | Sep 17, 2025

It’s no exaggeration to say that Penfolds, founded in 1844, changed the courseThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Devastatingly Delicious

by | Sep 8, 2025

Sometimes a big piece of cake, a bowl of ice cream, even a cookie just The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

STUNNING SPARKLING

by | Aug 1, 2025

It’s an old habit: Compare every New World sparkling wine to Champagne.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Portugal is Happening

by | May 19, 2025

The Douro Valley of Portugal is so well-known for stunning, long-lived PortsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

STUNNING WHITES

by | Apr 4, 2025

Marsanne is, for me, the hardest white grape variety to describe. Here’s my bestThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

France’s Best Kept Secret

by | May 30, 2024

No region of France delivers more delicious, complex, dry white wines The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Wedding Bells? A Wedding Wine Collection!

by | Mar 11, 2024

Is someone you know getting married this year? Give them the ultimate wedding gift: A collection of wines chosen just for them. Whether the happy couple are seasoned wine lovers or just starting their wine journey, Karen can curate a fantastic collection of wines...

GREAT WHITES MEET ROAST PORK

by | Jan 12, 2024

Think German Riesling, and many people think summer because the wines are so damnedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The name “Burgundy” comes from: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. The medieval French word for a small village, similar to the Old English “burg” 

B. A nomadic German tribe which once settled in the area

C. The Latin word Burgarius which was the name for a Roman province that once extended over most of central France

D. The name for early French rural governing bodies which were made up of noble councilmen who were known as Burrs