Sauvignon blanc is versatile all year, but it particularly shines in the scorching summer we endure this year. Continue reading “Sauvignon Blanc summer 8-3-2022”
Category: Recent Columns
Wine capsules 7-27-2022
What’s with the foil or plastic capsule at the top of a wine bottle covering the cork? More pointedly, what is the point of it in the 21st century? Continue reading “Wine capsules 7-27-2022”
Chardonnay 7-20-2022
The past 40 years have been a rollercoaster for chardonnay, the most popular wine in the United States. Continue reading “Chardonnay 7-20-2022”
Smaller wine containers 7-13-2022
You demanded wine options. Winemakers heard you and new options—some might call them marketing gimmicks—are being created as fast as they can be dreamed up. Continue reading “Smaller wine containers 7-13-2022”
Chilled red wines 7-6-2022
NEWS FLASH: We are in the “Dog Days of Summer,” or “High Summer” as it was called in the Old South. Whatever you call the scorching time between early July and mid-August, it is time to chill your wines. Continue reading “Chilled red wines 7-6-2022”
Mendoza Argentina 6-29-2022
If you drink Argentinean wine—who doesn’t, given its high quality and excellent QPR (quality-to-price ratio)—you likely have seen Mendoza on the label. Continue reading “Mendoza Argentina 6-29-2022”
Open bottle tips 6-22-2022
A standard 750 ml wine bottle contains five 5-ounce pours. What do you do when you drink one or two pours and have left-over wine? Continue reading “Open bottle tips 6-22-2022”
Father’s Day 6-15-2022
When this wine column began more than 14 years ago, Father’s Day was not a topic. Men drank beer, women drank wine. That was just the way it was. Continue reading “Father’s Day 6-15-2022”
Wine container history 6-8-2022
Wine containers have evolved for thousands of years. Let’s examine. Continue reading “Wine container history 6-8-2022”
Wine and sports 6-1-2022
In the antediluvian 20th century, you likely associated beer with sporting events and athletes. Today, in the bright, shining enlightenment of the 21st century, wine can claim its spot alongside beer as a sports libation. Beer guzzlers would demure—likely with a belch—but they would be wrong. Continue reading “Wine and sports 6-1-2022”