Category: Recent Columns

Wineries around the world make rosé. Then there are Provençe and Tavel regions in France. Continue reading →

Father’s Day cometh. Continue reading →

Any red grape can rise to rosé. Continue reading →

By the third week of this month it officially will be summer—the days of sunny shine and rosés. Continue reading →

In a perfect world, we would always eat fresh fruit and veggies purchased at the farmer’s market, paired with free range chicken or locally raised and butchered beef or pork, maybe augmented with wild-caught salmon.  Continue reading →

Wine belongs on a table with almost every meal—or every meal—as an integral part of the meal. It is a staple in same way vegetables, rice, potatoes, protein, and water are part of a meal.  Continue reading →

Wine lover holy grail: best possible wine, lowest possible price.  Continue reading →

Writing about wine for Mother’s Day is fraught with peril. Continue reading →

Most of us have been there. Bacchanalian evening begets pounding wine headache and morning mourning.
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“Bottle shock”: myth or reality? Continue reading →