Category: Ramblings and Rants
Burgundy Makes a Pass at China
As many of you know, I spent a week or so of November in Burgundy on a press tour of
The First-Timer’s Guide to Les Trois Glorieuses of Hospices de Beaune
As some of you know, I spent the week before last tramping around Burgundy and then spent the weekend at
The Best Wine Bar in the Universe?
I like wine bars. I wish there were more of them around when I was single and had the energy
You Should Be a Wine Writer. Officially.
The wine world is made of dreams. Some people dream about drinking wine. Some people dream about making wine. And
Burgundy vs. The USA: A Human Perspective
I expected to learn a lot on my first visit to Burgundy. After years of tasting the region’s wines at
Happy Thanksgiving from Vinography
To my fellow American readers, and anyone else celebrating, Happy Thanksgiving. We all have much to be thankful for if
My Burgundy Photographs
I’m still a bit too jet lagged to be of much use after my trip to Burgundy. I’ve got a
Robert M. Parker, Jr: The Cartoon
Spotted very prominently displayed in a bookstore in Beaune, France: Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer I first learned of
Wandering Through the Chalonnaise
There are wine revelations to share, for sure, but tonight, I am in a reverie simply about the landscape. The
The Road to the Maconnais
My journey began with a series of comical errors, starting with me settling into my seat on the plane only
Off to Burgundy to Drink Some Wine
I’m watching the sun rise over the tarmac at the San Francisco airport, running on very little sleep, and leaning
Taxidermied Deer Don’t Drink Wine
And that makes me angry… The sad thing was, the deer won the bar fight. This is the current feature
Looking Forward To, and Back On, the Last Decade of Napa Cabernet
There are few types of wine writing I tend to ignore so completely as I do vintage reports. The generally
Winemakers Howling at the Moon, and Other Follies
The esteemed Mr. Jay McInerney recently penned a blog post in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Fine Wine by Moonlight?
There’s Good Wine Problems. And Bad Ones.
I’m sure most of us would love to be in the position of the Japanese government, who recently discovered that
Don’t Worship Your Wine. Just Drink It.
ome parts of this wine world are utterly ridiculous sometimes. Mostly, it’s the luxury parts. Something odd happens when you
How to Send Wine Samples to a Blogger
OK, all you marketing and PR folks, listen up. This article is for you. Specifically for those of you that
Canada: Declare War or Emigrate. It’s a Tough Choice
Thanks to humorist Dave Barry’s exposé of the looming threat to our national security, I’ve long been a proponent of
Where is All the Deeply Discounted Champagne?
Every day, I get e-mails with wines being offered at more and more outrageous prices. What you can get for
