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Beaujolais Dec. 06, 2023
One of the world's forgotten wines, but a delightful diversion, is Beaujolais nouveau — that f... Read More
Sparkling Wine Nov. 21, 2023
It's one of the world's great wine paradoxes: a delicate, subtle, food-oriented wine calling for int... Read More
Zinfatuated Oct. 31, 2023
Clumsy, foppish, lugubrious, doleful, gloom-imposing. These are just a few of the terms that I had e... 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
Tasting Room Etiquette Jun. 27, 2023
The episode was unnerving and was avoidable had there been someone around with the sensibility to so... Read More
Vinous Elasticity Aug. 31, 2021
Someone recently sent me a sample bottle of a Kalecik Karasi. It was excellent, and I'd be happy to ... Read More
Italian Red Grapes Jul. 06, 2021
Italy's greatest contribution to all of Europe's wine culture starts with the fact that wine wasn't ... Read More
All the Same? Jun. 15, 2021
Shortly after I began writing a wine column in 1976, a friend teased me about my avocation. We were ... Read More
Liquid Test Drive Jun. 01, 2021
Decades ago, visiting wine country was limited to the few areas of the country with wineries. Outsid... Read More
Tabletop Chemistry May. 25, 2021
What do you do when you buy a bottle of wine that, for one reason or another, is not to your liking?... Read More
While Pregnant, Keep Cat, but Avoid Toxoplasmosis Apr. 29, 2021
Q: I am planning to become pregnant, and a friend says I should give away my cat, Myrtle, because sh... Read More
Seedless Grapes Jun. 08, 2017
Q: How do you get seedless grapes? I bought a grafted vine that with a label that said it would have... Read More
The Rise of a Bordeaux Juggernaut Apr. 12, 2016
BORDEAUX, France — When Daniel and Florence Cathiard first laid eyes on Chateau Smith Haut Laf... Read More
