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Wine Terminology Jul. 25, 2023
Beets, new-mown grass, sage, olives, gardenia, petroleum, strawberries. These are just some of the ... Read More
The Greatness of Sauvignon Blanc Jul. 18, 2023
Chardonnay continues to be the most popular white wine in the United States, representing roughly on... Read More
How Sweet It Is! Jul. 11, 2023
The wine shop clerk told me the wine was very dry, but when I took my purchase home and pulled the c... Read More
Classic Reds Jun. 13, 2023
A century ago, many of the finest French red wines were known to improve after they had been aged fo... Read More
The More We Know Mar. 07, 2023
An experience recently changed the way I look at wine — and especially how others view it. I p... Read More
Rare Varietals Feb. 28, 2023
Younger wine buyers seem smitten with the notion that commonplace grapes like chardonnay and caberne... Read More
Aging White Wines Oct. 18, 2022
I suggested in a column some years ago that in general most white wines are best consumed young, aft... Read More
Wine's 'Absurd' Prices Jun. 07, 2022
When I began writing about wine in 1979, almost every fine-quality California chardonnay sold for $4... Read More
Three Harvest Hot Spots Oct. 23, 2018
Harvest is a special time in wine country. Trucks loaded with grapes chug down narrow country roads,... Read More
Fall Classics Oct. 10, 2017
It was on a damp, chilly autumn afternoon just outside Beaune, in the heart of France's Burgundy reg... Read More
Rethinking Beaujolais Dec. 06, 2016
ROMANECHE-THORINS, France — Georges Duboeuf, now 83 years old, is old enough to remember when ... Read More
Bubbly From Burgundy Aug. 11, 2015
Burgundy, for those who may not know, is an important wine region in France, about two hours south o... Read More
Quality at Any Price May. 06, 2014
BRUSSELS — The 20th Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the world's largest wine competition, has j... Read More
