The South America Wine Guide – A Book Review
One of the ways you know you’re reading a great wine book is that you… Continue reading
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The 20 Best Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs
Are the Pinot Noirs of the Willamette Valley of Oregon different than the Pinots of… Continue reading
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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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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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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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I Hope I Remember This Night
I wrote the following poem on the evening of September 21, 2022 after attending a… Continue reading
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Are Smaller Bubbles Really Better?
The first time I went to the Champagne region, a winemaker took me aside and… 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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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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