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Wine Aromas May. 21, 2024
Baseball aficionados would tell you that 60% of the game is about pitching; others would say that pi... Read More
Wine Weakness May. 14, 2024
The California wine business is undergoing a severe crisis based on consumers' changing drinking hab... Read More
Dining Out Woes May. 07, 2024
Food prices have risen in the last year, causing a cataclysmic decline in dining out. This is having... Read More
Wine-Food Pairing Apr. 30, 2024
I was reviewing a classic Mandarin restaurant some years ago and was amazed at what I saw. The resta... Read More
Alcohol and Acid Apr. 23, 2024
Facing a wall of wine bottles in a store can be daunting since we don't know what kind of wine we're... Read More
Lesser-Known White Wines Apr. 16, 2024
Quality white wines are a relatively new development in the wine world, and this category is really ... Read More
Buying From the Net Apr. 09, 2024
Most people buy wine conventionally: They go to a supermarket or a package store and peruse the shel... Read More
Lower Alcohols Apr. 02, 2024
Wine is a simple beverage, primarily composed of the juice from grapes; the alcohol comes from the s... Read More
The Bloom Is off the Rose Mar. 26, 2024
Rose wine has always intrigued me for many different reasons, so I never take it for granted. When i... Read More
Ordering Wine Mar. 12, 2024
Most Americans who dine out regularly know something about wine, but usually it's just enough to pla... Read More
Wine Waiters Feb. 13, 2024
The dynamic between a wine waiter and a patron in a restaurant depends on whether it's an upscale co... Read More
Sauvignon Blanc Is Hot Sep. 26, 2023
In spite of the fact that there is so much wine in the world that wineries everywhere don't know wha... Read More
California Crush Report Mar. 22, 2022
Most consumers are well aware of how impacted they are by inflation — and each industry that h... Read More
Wine Tips for 2022 Dec. 14, 2021
I'm not very good at making New Year's resolutions. Correction: I'm very good at making New Year's r... Read More
Somms Spot Value Wines Sep. 15, 2020
The conventional wisdom holds that most wine experts, including professional sommeliers, are somewha... Read More
Wisdom of the Somms Oct. 08, 2019
When the Sommelier Challenge was conceived in San Diego more than a dozen years ago, the profession ... Read More
20-Year Aged Sherry Impresses Somms Oct. 01, 2019
Sherry, a fortified wine from Spain, is produced in styles ranging from dry to remarkably sweet. Mas... Read More
Trust the Sommelier Jul. 10, 2018
As much as I relish the opportunity to choose a sensational bottle of wine from a truly great wine l... Read More
Roney Rescues Cameron Hughes Jan. 17, 2017
So far, the feel-good wine story of the year belongs to longtime vintner Pat Roney, owner of Vintage... Read More
New Year's (Wine) Wish List Jan. 03, 2017
You walk into a restaurant for a quick lunch and decide to have a glass of wine with your meal. The ... Read More
