Lesser Known, Vibrant Italy: Southern Piemonte’s Life and Wine
First, my latest Forbes posts are here, and include pieces about the new high-speed Paris/Bordeaux train, a book about Lisbon wines and a summer festival you have never heard of.…
Before Roman Wine? A Land Called Etruria…
First... My latest Forbes pieces are here and concern women winemakers embracing offbeat thinking, an Australian changing Bordeaux's wine scene, and the mother/daughter winemaker story mentioned below. I also wrote…
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'…
DOUBLE ISSUE: Wealth, Wine And Possible New App
I had the good fortune to meet and speak with Baroness de Rothschild last week, and found her energetic, colorful, determined and endlessly curious. Earlier I had made notes…
Revamped Food, Wine And Cocktails In Paris
First, the big news is that devastating frost severely impacted grapes across not only France, but throughout many countries in Europe. Between 50 and 100 percent of many vines were…
Spring Roundup From Saint-Émilion
Last week I was fortunate enough to be invited to taste 2016 wines in Saint-Émilion by author Gilles Berdin (his book series of interviews with winemakers is excellent). We began…
Wine and Words in Bordeaux
For years while living in southern California I attended the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books each spring. Held on the University of California Los Angeles campus for several days (this year…
Why Gurus Are Obsolete And Brands Are For The Timid
People buy famous and expensive wine brands for different reasons. One reason is that they can be a decent investment—which is valid. Another, somewhat unsettling, reason relates to risk aversion.…
Pairing Wine With Kangaroo To Celebrate A Cookbook
Of inventive cuisines developing in the world now, one is a beautiful fusion of Basque and Latin American food. I covered this topic in a few new pieces for Forbes,…