My Top Wines of the Year
The Short List of What Not to Miss
I am so excited to tell you about these wines—wines that we fell in love… Continue reading
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My Favorite Champagnes of the Year
Buy These for the Holidays and New Year’s Eve!
As some of you know, I drink a glass of Champagne every night. For me,… Continue reading
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The Unlikely Story of Ridge—A California “First Growth”
Ridge has been considered one of California’s “First Growths” for more than half a century.… Continue reading
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The Rise of Fantastic Cabernet Franc
One of the more exciting things that we at Karen MacNeil & Company did this… Continue reading
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Unleashed and Unhinged
One of the first life-changing wines I drank in my 20s was a Guigal Côte-Rôtie… Continue reading
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HERE IT IS: WINESPEED’S WINE OF THE YEAR 2019
It’s been a phenomenal year. Over the course of 52 editions of WineSpeed, we tasted… Continue reading
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Napa Valley’s Top Cabernet Sauvignons
The 75th Anniversary of the Napa Valley Vintners seems like a great time to open… Continue reading
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The Delicious “Sister” of Brunello di Montalcino
Luce Still Soars
Montalcino may be one of the most beautiful places in Tuscany. The town itself sits… Continue reading
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A MAN POSSESSED
John Terlato is more than a man on a mission. He’s a man possessed. Terlato,… Continue reading
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TEN OF THE GREATEST NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNONS
Plus, the Seven Attributes All Great Cabernets Share
I’ve recently tasted a slew of mind-blowing Napa Valley cabernets—wines that stop you in your… Continue reading
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Super Sauvignons: A Whole New Class of Sauvignon Blanc
For the last 20 years, California sauvignon blanc has been mostly stuck in a rut.… Continue reading
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AUSTRALIA’S EXCITING MUST-TASTE WINES
No country’s wines have been stereotyped more than Australia’s. When we think of them, we… Continue reading
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