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Things in Wine Aug. 30, 2022
Winemakers love to say their products are made of grapes and nothing else. It's largely accurate, bu... Read More
First Pick Aug. 16, 2022
It's harvest time in many U.S. wine areas, and the first grapes to be picked annually, almost everyw... Read More
Vino Alfresco Aug. 09, 2022
Dining outside can be a treat, but it has a way of affecting how we enjoy our meals, which includes ... 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
Wine and Food Pairings May. 10, 2022
I believe far too much is made of the "proper" wine and food pairings. I realize that many people ha... Read More
Sweet or Dry -- Or Flabby Apr. 12, 2022
Decades ago, a German winemaker pulled a label-less bottle of riesling from a fabric bag, pulled the... Read More
Time Changes Mar. 29, 2022
The old saying, "The more things change the more they stay the same," may apply in many areas of our... Read More
Wine List Dilemmas Mar. 15, 2022
One of the headaches of modern life, especially post-pandemic, comes while dining out and searching ... Read More
In Praise of Cheap Mar. 08, 2022
Oh, the mystique that some people ascribe to wine in their rush to canonize it out of all proportion... Read More
Pink Takes Its (Rightful) Place Mar. 01, 2022
There was a time not terribly long ago when winemakers had a deep, dark secret: The wines they were ... Read More
Wine's Many Paths Feb. 22, 2022
The complications arising in the production of wine can be so voluminous that it takes a multi-year ... Read More
Wine's Infinities Feb. 16, 2022
When I first began to consume wine as a novice in the 1960s, I had no idea how many forms it could t... Read More
Place Names Feb. 08, 2022
When you buy a French Chablis, it will be made only from Chardonnay grapes grown in a small district... Read More
Aromatic Intrusions Jan. 11, 2022
I renamed it the "unhappy hour," even though the thought was appreciated. The hotel put out two wine... Read More
It's Champagne Season Jan. 04, 2022
It's Champagne season — a line you might think indicates that this article is being published ... Read More
Missing Wines Nov. 30, 2021
Winemakers often are creative people who are happiest when they can experiment to see if they can im... Read More
Describing Wine Aug. 24, 2021
"Gardenia?" he asked. "Is that what you smell?" It was Thanksgiving decades ago, and my father said ... Read More
