Since it was published last week, I have thought a lot about the blistering New York Times exposé, The Wine World’s Most Elite Circle Has a Sexual Harassment Problem. Julia Moskin’s blow-by-blow reporting was gut… Continue reading

A couple of months ago, in response to the COVID pandemic, Major League Baseball made spitting illegal. Ok, I thought. Who wants to watch men spit saliva, sunflower seeds, and tobacco anyway? But then a… Continue reading

One of the biggest misconceptions about Champagne is that it should be drunk solely as an apéritif. Just the opposite! Champagne belongs solidly on the dinner table, for it’s one of the best partners food… Continue reading

It’s true. I drink a glass of Champagne every single night. A bottle lasts me several days (after pouring a glass, I use a Champagne stopper to keep the bubbles in). I don’t find drinking… Continue reading

Until the pandemic, I never realized how much for granted I’d taken restaurants—or how much I would miss them when they were gone. Not counting Gott’s Roadside (which if you live in Napa Valley is… Continue reading

We think of the wine industry as generous, open-to-all, and focused on the spirit of community. But a look around any industry tasting event reveals that the wine industry has a long way to go.… Continue reading

In response to a question posed to me by a wine blogger regarding the future of the Alcohol Beverage Industry in the wake of the corona virus outbreak, I said: “My fervent hope is that… Continue reading

by George Taber “A chronicle of the explosive, Franco-American tasting that put premium California wine on the map.”  –Brian Huber Reserve your own “Judgement” with a Domaine de Chevalier red Bordeaux up against a Cliff… Continue reading

The WineSpeed and Wine Bible teams have been sheltering-at-home like you, and we’ve realized this is the perfect time to turn to some of our most treasured wine books. Here are some we recommend that… Continue reading

“The WineSpeed and Wine Bible teams have been sheltering-at-home like you, and we’ve realized this is the perfect time to turn to our most treasured wine books. Over the next few weeks, each of us… Continue reading

It’s oddly fitting that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of two felony sex crimes just 12 days before International Women’s Day on March 8. For the last several weeks, I have found myself… Continue reading

I’ve recently gone to a couple of trade tastings where some of the attendees had clearly been smoking weed beforehand. The pungent smell of cannabis was very obvious. Cannabis is legal in California so no… Continue reading