$9 and It Is Sublime
When you volunteer to bring wine to Thanksgiving dinner, do you really know what you are getting yourself into? A few...
Something strange has happened: I’ve found myself advocating for certain grape varieties as though they were an underrated athlete worth...
300 Words (Or So) on A Wine That Leads With Lemon
How One Wine Lead Me Down the Rabbit Hole of Douro Reds
A Quick Breakdown of from Rioja Crianza to Rioja Gran Reserva
Italy is flush with indigenous grapes that don’t seem to thrive anywhere else. Of these, Lagrein is among my absolute...
Reaffirming Why I Love Rioja in the First Place
... And a Master Class in the Terroir of the Mosel
A Brash, 15.8% Alcohol Zin
What comes to mind when you think of Austria? If you are a wine lover, you’d probably say “Grüner Veltliner,” the...
Sousão. Alvarelhão. Tinta Roriz. Touriga Nacional. Touriga Francesa. Tinta Cão. I didn’t recognize any of these names. They may as well have...