American Wine

Here’s a little story that — in its own little way — sums up the differences between...

Why do we buy the wine we buy? What are our motivations in selecting this bottle instead...

A Tale of Cabernet Franc & Gamay

In Which Opening a Special Wine is Not About the Wine At All

On a rainy day in June 2013, my wife and I drove into Philo, California after a swing...

When I started Opening a Bottle last year, I didn’t realize that I would get the chance to...

Here’s a ridiculously complicated, nuanced topic I could never cover in a single blog post: Pinot Noir...

Hooray for Colorado and New Mexico

Ahh, the 100-point system for scoring wine. Is there a taller lightning rod in wine circles than...

Here we are: July already. And after half a year of drinking, I decided to compile a list of...

Last year, I donned a foam finger for The Scrapper, a sublime Cabernet Franc from Vinum Cellars...

This past winter, I rediscovered Syrah via the red wines of the Northern Rhône River, most notably...