New Zealand is certainly a land of surprises. A relatively compact landmass, it seems to possess every possible topography and

There’s something quite romantic about a wine region whose every hill bears a name given long ago, and whose byways

Go as far back in human storytelling as you like, the myth of the evil twin or the dark child

Ruth and I have (sadly) returned from New Zealand — a little sunburned, a little heavier, and with an aching

We’re still tooling around New Zealand, but will (sadly) be returning home to the post-holiday grind in California. While Ruth

Hello and happy holidays from New Zealand. Ruth and I have now visited the Central Otago, Martinborough, and Hawkes Bay

New Zealand’s Central Otago wine region, as is common with many “newer” wine regions in their early stages of development,

Often I find that the joys, as well as the travails, of my life spring from the fact that things

Deep in the heart of the Napa Valley there lies a winery like no other. The last bastion of fun

Regular readers know that I’m a sucker for contrarians and iconoclasts when it comes to winemaking. Not that my tastes

There are a few names in Napa that are synonymous with really high quality wine. Many of them, however, are