Australian White Wines—Top Picks
(And They Are All Steals)
Delicious white wine. Australia? I know; I know. Lots of people don’t equate the two.… 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 Best Rosé Champagnes
Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
Champagne is a wine, a place, and a state of mind. Which is one of… Continue reading
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My Top 10 Bargain Wines to Start the Year
You Can’t Go Wrong with These Reds!
I hope you splurged in December, my friends, because January is austerity month. Time to… Continue reading
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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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Best Restaurant All Year…
The new French Laundry lives—and it’s in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Ok, it’s not… 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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Vinous Ciders for Wine and Cider Lovers Alike
Guest Blog by Carrie Dyke Note from Karen: Writer Carrie Dykes explores the fascinating new… 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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