Holidays can be prime time for vino blunders. Be your better self. This is a time for joy and bonhomie, so pass on these unwholesome wine gaffes: Continue reading “Wine no-no’s 12-8-2021”
Category: Seasonal Recommendations
Halloween 10-27-2021
Halloween can be a frightful challenge for a wine writer. Continue reading “Halloween 10-27-2021”
Labor Day 2021
We have made another trip around the sun and Labor Day arrives Monday. Continue reading “Labor Day 2021”
Boxed wine shelf life
Box wine, or more correctly wine in a plastic bag that is inside a box, is no longer the red-headed stepchild of the wine world. Several wineries now deliver quality wine in a box. Bota Box (Delicato Family Vineyards), Black Box (Constellation Brands), Bandit, Almaden, House Wine are among the leaders. Continue reading “Boxed wine shelf life”
High summer wine
We bid farewell to July and anticipate August. We are in the hottest days of the year. High summer. The dog days. Wine strategies: Continue reading “High summer wine”
Making wine Part 1–Land
Many steps and decisions went into making the wine you will enjoy tonight. This week and the following eight weeks, we visit the magical journey from soil and sunshine to the sublime liquid you enjoy. Continue reading “Making wine Part 1–Land”
Valentine’s
Survival alert to male readers: Sunday is Valentine’s Day. Continue reading “Valentine’s”
Wine don’ts
Suggested New Year’s resolutions to diminish instances of wine snobbery in 2021. Refrain from saying these things: Continue reading “Wine don’ts”
Wine industry in change
As people shelter in place and give family members holiday Zoom greetings rather than hugging in person, the world in general and members of the wine industry in particular can’t put 2020 in their rearview mirrors fast enough. Continue reading “Wine industry in change”
Lamb for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving will be different this year. In that spirit, a meal different than turkey. Why not lamb? If that is too radical, lamb as second meat? Continue reading “Lamb for Thanksgiving”