“South Africa makes white wine?” an incredulous friend said to me recently. I’m not sure… Continue reading
Describing any wine is hard. Describing a great Champagne can seem next to impossible. Maybe… Continue reading
(This blog was originally published on September 23, 2022.) One of the more exciting things… Continue reading
We are good at beginnings. Endings? Not so much. There was a time, several decades… Continue reading
So there we were on the third night blind tasting California Syrahs. On this particular… Continue reading
Over the last few days, I’ve felt there is a lot of darkness in the… Continue reading
One of the ways you know you’re reading a great wine book is that you… Continue reading
Are the Pinot Noirs of the Willamette Valley of Oregon different than the Pinots of… Continue reading
With a title like “The 15 Best California Pinot Noirs,” I think it’s fair for… Continue reading
Most wine drinkers have probably never heard of Marco Simonit. But if you were a vine, you very well might know him. Simonit—a rangy Italian with a shock of white rumpled hair—showed up in our… Continue reading
Is there anyone left who doubts that—in sheer quality—Napa Valley’s top whites are Sauvignon Blancs?… Continue reading
When the renowned Calera winemaker Josh Jensen passed away in 2022, I thought it would… Continue reading
