Tag: wine
Drink What You’ve Got: Wine in Troubled Times
The current recession offers a blessing in disguise for many wine lovers. Even those whose decreased purchasing power means they
Tough Time to be a Wine Writer
In a contracting economy, the last things you want to sell are goods and services that people consider discretionary luxuries.
Book Review: American Vintage by Paul Lukacs
Review by W. Blake Gray. Is wine food or alcohol? Most Americans would immediately choose “alcohol,” perhaps laughing at the
The Sadness and Irony of a Wine Museum
Meet Michel Chasseuil. He’s 67, drives a beat-up old car, never goes on vacation, and is perhaps not unlike so
Wine Twitters by Vinography
I’m an odd combination of early adopter and time starved executive. This means that I tend to know about and
Another Reason to Live in Italy
We all have our fantasies. These days mine lean a bit more towards getting more sleep than chance encounters with
Facts and Opinions about High Alcohol Wines
Compared to sports fans, wine lovers of different stripes don’t have a lot to have really heated arguments about. Even
A Real Nigerian Wine Scam
Anyone who has an e-mail account and has checked it at least once in the last 10 years has probably
That Smoky 2008 Vintage: California Wine and Wildfires
There were a few weeks in June when the last place a wine lover would have wanted to be was
Italian Wine Tasting Notes From The Golden Glass 2008
These days, with a newborn, I don’t get out to many large tasting events, but one I decided I shouldn’t
Ethiopian Wine: A New Frontier in Africa
I’m a sucker for pioneers. Especially those that strike out into the wilderness to try making great wine where no
Book Review: The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson
As casual wine lovers, we live in the daily romance of wine. We thrive on the pleasures of a great
