Who Forbes Thinks Make The Best Wine
I had to chuckle the other day when my friend Jack over at Fork & Bottle sent me this link
2004 Uriondo Txakolina, Bizkaiko (Basque), Spain
If I could find a wine like this once a month, for the rest of my life, I think I
Unlocking The Secrets of The First Winemakers
I would post this story just for the accompanying picture of the caveman stomping wines in a bearskin, but as
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
Making It Hard For The Rest Of Us
I once had a heck of a time getting some wine back from Australia. Without getting into the long drawn-out
How I Rate and Review Wine
It’s been some time since I talked about the way I review and write about wine, and there are new
Happy Thanksgiving From Vinography
Wherever you are, I hope you are surrounded by the people you love and are appreciating the good things that
No Thanksgiving Wine Tips Here
Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet, you won’t be getting any list of great holiday gifts for
The Asia Effect
It’s now becoming such a fact in the wine world that I’ll be very reticent to post much news about
Why Blow Up A Winery?
Can you imagine this headline?: “NAPA, CA: This morning a bomb exploded outside the Robert Mondavi winery off of Highway
The World’s Priciest Meals? Hardly.
Short of the Robb Report, which is really a magazine for those who aspire to be rich, there’s no magazine
2002 Achaval-Ferrer “Finca Altamira” Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
I’ve been of the opinion for a while that Malbec, while a noble grape, and a valuable contributor (albeit in
Metal = Color in Your Wine
We learn more about wine every day. And I mean that in both the immediate and the global sense of
Shoot The Messenger
I’ve just come back from a lovely dinner, where we polished off two bottles of wine at a local Italian
2002 Match Vineyards “Butterdragon Hill” Cabernet, St. Helena, Napa
The more young winery owners I meet, the more I keep hearing the line “If you had asked me six
The World’s Representative Wine Cellar
All statistics and no essays make Alder a dull boy, but I always seem to get lots of interesting responses
Past The Million Mark
I continue to be amazed at how many of you there are, and how you seem to find your way
Wild Card (When Worlds Collide)
Last Spring, at a fundraiser for a professional Institute with which she’s affiliated, my wife made the high bid on
NV Il Colle “Cuvée 46° Parallelo” Prosecco, Conegliano, Italy
I’m not a huge connoisseur of Champagne. I like a good aged Champagne every now and again, but I don’t
