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V is for Vinum: A California Winemaker to Seek OutLast year, I donned a foam finger for The Scrapper, a sublime Cabernet Franc from Vinum Cellars in California that recalled...
Wine ProfileJune 19, 2015 4 min read -
First-Taste Guide to Amarone della ValpolicellaThe Dark Beast of Italian Wine
First Taste GuidesJune 12, 2015 6 min read -
The Difficulty with SangioveseIn Which I Admit That a Wine Has Me Flummoxed
Pairing Wine and FoodJune 8, 2015 3 min read -
Qupé Syrah Goes to the RaftersThis past winter, I rediscovered Syrah via the red wines of the Northern Rhône River, most notably the barely-in-my-price-range wines of...
Wine ProfileMay 31, 2015 3 min read -
Santa Barbara Winery Pinot NoirIts hard to believe, but what is now Santa Barbara County used to be the main wine supplier to the thirsty souls...
Wine ProfileMay 25, 2015 4 min read -
Cru Beaujolais: A Horizontal Tasting of Four CruA few weeks ago, I had lunch with a former colleague and friend, and the subject of traveling around France came...
Wine Buyer's GuidesMay 21, 2015 8 min read -
Transcendent Barbera d’Alba with Pio CesareSome styles of wine have a clear echelon of quality, while others require a bit more triangulation to figure out. The latter...
Wine ProfileMay 12, 2015 3 min read -
It’s Tavel Time: Domaine de la MordoréeNow's the Season to Drink France's Finest Rosé
Wine ProfileMay 2, 2015 3 min read -
6 Easy Wines for SummerStock Up For Summer With These Easy-Going Wines
Wine Buyer's GuidesApril 30, 2015 5 min read -
Unlikely Pairing: Smoked Salmon + Sparkling RoséWeeknights at home seem to be the most fertile ground for experimental pairings. On Tuesday, my wife and I did our...
Cooking at HomeApril 23, 2015 2 min read -
Black & White & Red All Over: Syrah-ViognierI’ve been ignoring New World wines on Opening a Bottle lately, probably because I’m going through a roots phase with France and Italy at...
Wine ProfileApril 20, 2015 4 min read -
A Different Expression of Nebbiolo: Valtellina SuperioreRecommending wines and writing about them isn’t a new phenomenon. Just ask Pliny the Elder or Leonardo di Vinci about our...
Pairing Wine and FoodApril 12, 2015 4 min read -
Joan d’Anguera Planella: Another Reader RecoFirst ... a Tangent
Wine ProfileApril 8, 2015 4 min read -
Provence Makes Great Red Wine, TooYou Just Have to Hunt For It
Pairing Wine and FoodApril 7, 2015 3 min read -
Baby Amarone? Zenato’s “Alanera” Rosso VeroneseI can’t seem to get my head out of Italy and France. You’ll have to pardon me for the clear favoritism...
Pairing Wine and FoodApril 2, 2015 4 min read
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