Category: Wine Reviews
Corison Winery, Napa: Current Releases
It’s hard to get attention in the world of wine. Many wineries and winemakers struggle their entire careers for recognition,
Which Champagne Should I Buy?: WBW#25 Roundup Posted
All I have to say is that I’m glad as hell I never have to run for class president against
Feudi di San Gregorio, Campania, Italy: Current Releases
The Campania region of south-western Italy has never had an easy time of it. Plagued in ancient times by eruptions
NV Henri Billiot Fils “Cuvee Laetitia” Tete de Cuvee Champagne, Ambonnay, France
I’m not a huge sparkling wine drinker, but many of the wine lovers I know are Champagne nuts. They literally
The Best Sake In The World?: A Report from The Joy of Sake 2006
I fell in love with sake on my second day in Japan. I was taken to a private sushi club
2000 Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
We all have those special bottles. These are bottles of fluid that is somehow more than wine — a miraculous
2003 Movia Ribolla Gialla, Brda, Slovenia
I am, like many of you readers, supremely lucky to be able to buy and to drink a wide variety
1988 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France
Wine, when at its most triumphant and expressive, nearly defies description. Some people speak of “perfect wines” which is always
California’s Best Small Wine Producers: A Report From Family Winemakers 2006
I’m still in recovery. You’ll break out the violins and run weeping when you hear it, but it really is
Cumulus Wines, Orange, Australia: Current Releases
Where exactly on earth is Orange? Sounds like the beginning of either a children’s riddle or a dirty joke. But
Otokoyama Daiginjo Sake, Hokkaido, Japan
Sake is made in the depths of winter, when the frozen air is at its most pure, and the water
2004 Shafer Vineyards “Red Shoulder Ranch” Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa
Nobody likes to be pigeonholed. It’s easy, though, to be typecast when you’re really, really good at doing one thing.
2001 Smith Madrone Chardonnay, Spring Mountain District, Napa
There are more legends, stories, fairytales, and fables than anyone could count which all involve some guy up on a
2004 Radio Coteau “La Neblina” Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, CA
As many of you know, one of my favorite things about the way the wine world works today is how
Wine Blogging Wednesday #24 Roundup: Loire Whites
It was both my pleasure and honor to host the twenty-fourth edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, the web’s first virtual
1994 Domaine Aux Moines Chenin Blanc, Savennieres-Roche Aux Moines, France
South-central France has many distinguishing characteristics, but the one that cannot be avoided and ignored, and certainly cannot be underestimated,
Cameron Hughes Wines, San Francisco: Current Releases
The continued evolution of the global wine marketplace has made many things possible for many people. Small regional wineries that
1999 Gravner Ribolla Gialla, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
When it comes to winemaking there’s New World, and there’s Old World. There’s new school, and of course, there’s old
Drinking Pink: Notes From the RAP Pink Out Rose Tasting
When the temperatures are topping out above 90 nearly every day in San Francisco, you know it’s hot. The poor
