Category: Recent Columns

FYI: People who don’t do wine do wine at Thanksgiving do wine at Thanksgiving.
BTW: Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Continue reading →

Thanksgiving emphatically is one of the biggest wine times of the year. Continue reading →

Latest research: Wine allergies exist; you probably don’t have them. Continue reading →

Grape harvests are largely done in the Northern Hemisphere, grapes are sorted, fermentation begun—in many cases finished—winemakers are taking stock, evaluating vintage, praying for magic. Continue reading →

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ideal dramatis personae for annual Halloween column, and an opening into discussion of what happens when we enjoy more alcohol than prescribed by “drink responsibly.”
Researchers at Department of Psychological Sciences at University of Missouri-Columbia published a paper characterizing “four types of drunks.” Where do you fall, presuming you have ever been drunk? Continue reading →

Bordeaux and Burgundy: both French, both delicious, both wonderful, both so different. Continue reading →

Wine cost is a puzzlement. What is difference between $5 bottle, $50 bottle, $500 bottle? Continue reading →

Wine is enjoyable for many reasons. In addition to regaling your palate, when sipped with friends wine lubricates conversation, promotes bonhomie and arouses warm feelings about the world in general. Wine drinkers appreciate all those good things. Continue reading →

Big data is big nowadays. Big, really big—just look at the data. Continue reading →

Robert Parker. Like New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys, you either revile with corrosive intensity or adore with hagiographic veneration. Continue reading →