Virtual Tasting / Dégustation Virtuelle – En Primeurs … !
This post is in English and French. Ce poste est en anglais et en français. English: In early to mid April I’ll do an online virtual ‘en primeur’ sampling of…
Floridian Pastries With Napa and Burgundy Wines
OVERVIEW. In Florida in the U.S., the Naples Winter Wine Festival raises record sums to aid disadvantaged students and children within Collier County. This January it raised $20 million in…
Moselle Valley Tart & Riesling; Also – Is Wine Tasting A Doddle?
Wine apple tart (photo by Giulia Juhe) OVERVIEW. Years ago in Berlin, I sampled cracking good Riesling wines. However, I have yet to visit Germany's Moselle Valley, which is renowned…
Australian Seafood & Margaret River Chardonnay
OVERVIEW. Most photos on this post are of Western Australia—shot by winemaker Robyn Drayton. Robyn sold her renowned wine business in the Hunter Valley (a capital for the Semillon grape…
South African Wine
Latest Forbes pieces are here regarding South African wines. This post includes additional photos, and a value scoring of many wines tasted .... The food, wine, countryside and hospitality were…
Just What IS ‘Good Wine’?
What is a ‘Good Wine’? Good question. Not difficult to answer: It’s whatever you like. Simple. Tasting different wines over time is like visiting different countries, or learning fresh phrases…
Missouri Wine Has A Long History
Recent Forbes posts I've written are about wines from Sicily and Puglia, as well as from Prosecco country in northern Italy. There is also a review of a lively new…
Highland Wine from Bhutan
This post is overdue. I've traveled for a few weeks, some of which is covered in recent Forbes posts. A highlight was attending the inauguration of the reincarnated next spiritual…
Wine & Celebration—The Faces of Vinexpo
This post includes little writing. If you want to read about Vinexpo, check out my Forbes pieces about the event—Women In Wine Embracing The Offbeat, or read about an unusually…
Summer White Wines From The Azores And Japan
Three Topics This Week: Book Azores Islands in the mid-Atlantic Denis Dubourdieu memorial wine tasting (Japanese, Spanish, French and Italian wines featured) The Cookbook - The draft of The Winemakers'…