MY TOP TWELVE OREGON SPARKLING WINES
Willamette Wow!
Oregon’s Willamette Valley has an uncanny ability to quietly go about making great wine, almost… Continue reading
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CHAMPAGNE AND CHOCOLATE!
Try This Ultimate Tasting Experiment!
So there I was with six piles of chocolate in front of me. The whole… Continue reading
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A New Spin for a Famous Zin
All told, Joel Peterson has made 52 vintages of wine, and for most of those,… Continue reading
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The Dominant Wine Word of the Day
Sometimes a certain word begins to crop up everywhere, dominating the consciousness of a field.… Continue reading
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It’s Actually Not Flavor That Counts
What are we looking for in great wine? Whenever I ask winemakers in Napa Valley or Bordeaux who make wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon this question, they often talk about their effort to get good… Continue reading
Five Stunning Napa Cabernets
From a “Vintage of the Century”
Every century, every place, has its legendary vintages. 1945 and 1961 in Bordeaux, for example,… Continue reading
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Perfection? Yes, for These Three
I rarely—in fact almost never–give 100 points to a wine. Why, I recently wondered? After… Continue reading
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Eight Great White Burgundies for Under $40 (Sometimes Way Under)
Inexpensive Burgundy is usually an oxymoron. But in our tastings over the past several weeks,… Continue reading
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THE TEN BEST CANNED WINES
You’ve Got to Try Them!
I approached our recent tasting of canned wines with all the enthusiasm of a woman… Continue reading
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The Best Provence Rosés
What to Drink…And What to Watch Out For
Like everyone else, I’m enchanted by the very idea of Provence rosé. Too bad that, too… Continue reading
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TOP BORDEAUX—My Eight TOP Picks Available Now
While First Growth Bordeaux is stratospherically priced, there are scores of stellar 2020 vintage Bordeaux… Continue reading
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THE LIZARD BRAIN AND OTHER FALLACIES
The first evaluation system I encountered when I was starting out in wine was the… Continue reading
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