I have been a wine writer for nearly 40 years. And yet, for the first time in my career, I’m worried. Despondent even. Wine writing as a profession, a craft, even sometimes an art, is… Continue reading
Spring always makes me want to cook. Maybe it’s the delight of walking into a… Continue reading
Rosé samples are already rolling into our offices, as they do every spring. And so… Continue reading
Chianti Classico seems like a wine we Americans know well—after all, there are nearly 50,000… Continue reading
Pairing wine and food can be a contentious issue. Some experts maintain that we should… Continue reading
I still hear people talk about the infamous “Tongue Map” when describing what they taste… Continue reading
Say it’s a cold winter night (not too hard to envision), but this time, imagine… Continue reading
We call them “Steals,” but no matter what you call them, inexpensive wines are good to have around. So every January, we look back at all the wines we tasted in the past year and… 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
Over the last few days, I’ve felt there is a lot of darkness in the… Continue reading
