Are you a Placomusophile?
Here’s some great dinner party trivia: If you look at the top of an enclosed… Continue reading
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Wine Can Get Sunburned?
Wine can’t. But wine grapes can. With climate change beginning to be observed in many… Continue reading
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Islands in the Mendocino Sky
About three hours north of San Francisco is Mendocino Ridge, one of the most unique… Continue reading
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Infused for Summer: Vermouth
Vermouth is a fortified wine infused with botanicals, herbs, spices, fruits, and sometimes vegetables. Among… Continue reading
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It’s in the Mail… The History of Winery Mailing Lists
Getting on a top winery’s mailing list can be harder than scoring tickets to the… Continue reading
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Power Zin
Why are many zinfandel wines good in alcohol? Several factors are at work, but one… Continue reading
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Getting Deliciously Fierce
In the Basque country of northern Spain, tapas bars serve a crisp, resiny white wine… Continue reading
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Mexican Magic
It’s Cinco de Mayo today, and we plan to celebrate with a glass of one of our… Continue reading
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Pisco
What Cognac is to France, pisco is to Peru – a brandy distilled from grapes,… Continue reading
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White Discrimination?
Do critics rate white wines less highly than red wines regardless of price, vintage, and… Continue reading
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Bottles You Could Bench Press
Maybe you’ve noticed–wine bottles continue to bulk up. A standard high shouldered wine bottle weighs,… Continue reading
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Garlic Shield
If there’s a lesson to be learned from Provence in matching wine and food, it’s… Continue reading
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