Heartland Wine
For Easter, friends invited me egg hunting at Jowler Creek vineyard in the state of Missouri. My sprinting friends found 14 eggs between them, including
U.S. Wine
New York Wine
In upstate New York I visited Kevin Hall, proprietor of South Side Wine and Spirits in the city of Poughkeepsie. He generously poured servings of Monte Da
New Wine Scoring System – Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
During a recent weekend in Bordeaux, I was leveled by flu – knocked out on a Friday night and bedridden for days. When my mind
California Dreamin’ – and Good Wine
For a few weeks I visited friends living near California’s coast who love wines: Californian, French, Italian – all. They love to socialize and share.
Sonoma’s Rockpile Ridge – Hot Terroir
An hour north of San Francisco sprawls Sonoma County – with a million agriculturally rich and beautiful rolling acres, seventy miles of coastline along the
Honeymoon Mead in New Mexico
Years ago, friends and I drank liters of full-bodied beer on a hillside known as La Collina D’Oro (The Hill of Gold) in the Swiss
California Central Coast Wine Tastings
Before exploring the topography of taste, it pays to learn general geography. So I bought a map. Then another. Before venturing out to taste
Coravin Review…and Random Red Tasting
There’s a new wine toy on the market. This gadget appears stellar for those who can exercise restraint. The Coravin device extracts wine from your
Women and Wine
Here are some excerpts from the book Vino Voices, which includes sparks of wisdom whittled from women who bent their backs, tasted bankruptcy, abandoned careers,
Guys and Grapes
Flavio Fennochio – Barolo Winemaker from the Piemonte Region of Italy We receive the grapes from God…There’s a little part of me in this wine.
