2002 Holdredge Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, CA
There is a whole class of wines in Napa and Sonoma that represent dreams in the process of being realized.
WBW#19 Has Been Announced: When in Rhone…
The next edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, the Web’s only virtual wine tasting event, has been announced. This month’s tasting,
Ordering From The Secret Wine List
Thanks to fellow blogger Amy Sherman of Cooking with Amy for e-mailing me a note about a recent article in
1997 Clos Des Truffiers “Hommage a Max” Syrah, Coteaux du Languedoc, France
One of the things I love about being a wine lover is the connection that can be made between more
Let a Computer Chip Do The Sniffing For You
While wine geeks and snobs alike enjoy the ritual of wine presentation at a restaurant — the presentation of the
Numerical Wine Ratings: Consumer Friend or Spawn of Devil?
Numerical ratings for wine are one of the the wine world’s favorite all-night-debate topics. Nothing seems to polarize a crowd
WBW18 Roundup Has Been Posted: Wine Shop Reviews
Frequent wine drinkers who have graduated from their local supermarket and are looking for something better are often at a
2004 Domaine August Clape Blanc, Côtes-du-Rhône, France
Some wines just ruin you. One sip and you realize the folly of your ways and can never go back
Messages In a Bottle: Wine, Version 2.0
I’m a man, and a member of Generation X, which among other things means that I’m into gadgets. You might
The Great San Francisco Corkage Debate
San Francisco readers may have noticed a flurry of letters to the wine section of the Chronicle recently about one
2002 Southern Right Pinotage, Western Cape, South Africa
I like underdogs — the scrappy runts of the litter that have to struggle to survive, the desperately pitiful teams
The Modern Disaster
First there was the Tsunami, then hurricane Katrina, then the Kashmir earthquake, and now, a disaster of upper class proportions
California’s Best Zinfandels: A Report From ZAP 2006
This past weekend, along with 8000 of my closest friends, I attended the 15th annual ZAP Festival (Zinfandel Advocates and
Mega Purple: What Crosses The Line?
I don’t have all the answers. Far from it. Like everyone, my palate and my ideas are evolving over time.
When The World Turns Upside Down
In reading the news recently I can only imagine how the folks in the time of Copernicus and Galileo must
2003 Bacio Divino ” Pazzo” Red Wine, Napa
I’ll just get this off my chest right away. Most California Sangiovese is crap. I’m convinced that this is a
Stinky Wine and A Magic Penny
There are lots of wine faults out there — many different ways that wine can be spoiled, off, or just
Bordeaux vs. Languedoc: The Knives Come Out
Every piece of news about wine coming out of France these days seems laden with misfortune. I shake my head
The Best of Brunello: Thoughts on The 2001 Vintage
Like many people, I suppose, I fell in love with Tuscany the first time I visited several years ago. Ruth
