Category: Recent Columns

Wedding season coming. Brides and their mamas and papas toil over what will be, for many, the biggest party they put on in their lives. Continue reading →

Last week, Beaujolais problems. This week, reasons to drink this wine and suggestions which to buy. Continue reading →

Beaujolais is wine region where French label laws, clever marketing, and Californiated confusion collided to sour people on great value. Continue reading →

Italy produces more sparkling wines from more grape varieties than any other country. Continue reading →

Drinking wine should be fun, not an exercise in snobbish one-upmanship. Continue reading →

Grenache resembles an actor who just misses in a solo leading role, but consistently shines in an ensemble cast. Continue reading →

W’s determine wine’s destiny. Continue reading →

W’s determine wine’s destiny. Continue reading →

“Contains sulfites”—sobering warning found on almost every wine label. Continue reading →

For beverage so elegant, it is ironic optimum way to open champagne is pedestrian. Continue reading →