Category: Recent Columns

Wine writers face a daunting task. How do you convey a coherent description of something as complex and subjective as a sip of wine? And how do you do so in an original way so you entertain readers? Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day is a smorgasbord of schmaltz, guilt trip, flowers, chocolate, kitschy cards, and romance. We’ve got wine for that. Continue reading →

We live in a “brand is everything” world, and wines definitely are no exception. Continue reading →

You do not have to be a wine wizard to know dry red wine plays nice with a well-marbled steak. Now white-smocked scientists are backing up what your plebian palate told you long, long ago. Continue reading →

You cheered when studies asserted health benefits of wine consumption. Continue reading →

Where is best place to buy wine? Package store (liquor/wine/beer), wine market, on-line, winery club, grocery store, convenience store? An analysis. Continue reading →

Sparkling wines/Champagne are wonderful all the time, but New Year’s and weddings are when most people twist wire cages and pop mushroom corks. Continue reading →

Your family Christmas meal is a great time for wine, but it is not a great time for great wine. Continue reading →

You celebrate wine. Family members grudgingly acquiesce you know more about it than they do. They anoint you to select and, if they are deviously clever, to buy wine for a festive family meal. This is the season for such repasts and such familial strategies. Continue reading →

Gather close, my friends. We speak in whispers of unspeakable things.

The refined, proper thing to do is to open a correctly cellared bottle of wine, decant it for a decorously desirable length of time, languorously savor it while sharing scintillating conversation with vividly erudite people. Your parlor tonight, right? Continue reading →