Category: Wine Reviews
Dry Creek Vineyard, Healdsburg, CA: Some Current Releases
Driving through California’s wine country, with its carefully manicured vineyards carpeting huge swaths of the countryside, it’s easy to imagine
The World’s Best Sake: Tasting at the Joy of Sake Soiree 2010
One of the public wine tastings I most look forward to every year doesn’t serve a single drop of wine.
2008 Outpost Grenache, Howell Mountain, Napa
To the casual visitor or inexperienced wine lover, Napa may just be a name on a bottle, or a vision
Lake County’s Best Wines: Tasting the People’s Choice Awards
Those of you who follow this blog closely know that a few weeks ago I played hooky from work and
2007 Anaba Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
One of my greatest pleasures remains my “discovery” of small new wineries, and the opportunity to watch them mature over
2008 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese, Mosel, Germany
There are a few categories of wine that qualify for the designation of “I just don’t drink nearly enough of
Joy of Sake Tasting 2010: San Francisco 9/9, and NYC 9/23
I absolutely love the fact that we’ve reached a point in this country where I don’t need to explain why
1997 Calera Wine Company “Mills Vineyard” Pinot Noir, Mt. Harlan, CA
Those of you who know me well understand the soft spot I have in my heart for iconoclastic winemakers. The
Henschke Wines, Eden Valley, Australia: Some Current Releases
While many may argue about just which individual wine represents Australia’s finest expression of Shiraz, few could argue that when
2008 Clos de los Siete Red Wine, Mendoza, Argentina
Fifty miles south of the city of Mendoza the valley of Tunuyan feels less like a valley and more like
Tentaka “Silent Stream” Junmai Daiginjo, Tochigi Prefecture
I’ll admit it. It’s probably been at least six months since I’ve had sake in my mouth. In part, I
2008 Ridge Vineyards “Three Valleys” Red Blend, Sonoma County
If there’s one thing about a winery that is likely to earn my immediate respect it is what you might
2008 Bodegas Colomé Estate Malbec, Salta, Argentina
Once upon a time, I went to Argentina looking for the good wine. Frankly I couldn’t understand what all the
Dom Pérignon, Champagne, France: Some Current Releases
Where to begin with Dom Pérignon? It is a brand, a wine, and a historical figure welded into an idea
The World’s Best Burgundy? Tasting La La Paulée de San Francisco 2010
I won’t be winning any awards this year for “timely reporting.” It’s now been more than three months since the
Schramsberg Vineyards, Napa: A Few Current Releases
At the risk of oversimplifying things past the point of reasonableness, I’d like to suggest that there are really two
Secret Wines of the Napa Valley
The second of the two seminars I gave at the recent Aspen Food & Wine Classic festival was entitled “Secrets
Why Does American Rosé Suck?
I was poking around in my wine cellar last night, taking stock of what I might be drinking soon, now
J.L. Chave, Mauve en Ardeche, France: Current Releases
Some places in this world are simply hallowed ground when it comes to winemaking. Of course every deep-rooted and honest
