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Aging Wine Feb. 27, 2024
Twenty years ago, one of the questions I got asked most was, "How long do you think this wine will a... Read More
Delicate White Wines Feb. 06, 2024
Just 40 years ago, wine was a kind of hit-or-miss beverage. But times change, and today almost every... Read More
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
Rose Wine Types May. 09, 2023
With the advent of warmer weather, rose wines have become a hot ticket with wine lovers, particularl... Read More
Don't Call It Champagne May. 02, 2023
I cut my finger on the metal capsule covering the cork while opening a wine bottle the other day, so... Read More
Restaurant Wines Apr. 25, 2023
As the nation continues to recover economically from the worst effects of COVID-19, some of the folk... 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
Best Regional Wines Feb. 21, 2023
More places around the world make wine today than ever before, and part of the reason is that global... Read More
Alcohol in Wine Oct. 25, 2022
I love wine, of course, but my favorite wines have lower alcohol levels than I have usually seen in ... 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
Sauvignon Blanc Aug. 02, 2022
One of the world's greatest grapes, sauvignon blanc, has suffered enough indignities over the years ... Read More
The Red White Jul. 05, 2022
Don't be blue now that the Fourth of July holiday is over, because the season is just beginning for ... Read More
The Significance of Sauvignon Blanc Apr. 26, 2022
Sauvignon blanc is one of the world's most popular white wines, and for a columnist who started writ... Read More
Bottle Variation Sep. 14, 2021
If you pay strict attention to the wines you buy, you may notice that there often are slight differe... Read More
Wine True or False Jun. 29, 2021
There are a lot of sayings about wine that simply aren't true. However, a few are true even though n... Read More
