A great wine pairing: Personality and tension
There’s all different kinds of ways to be smart, and Tom Mortimer seems to have most of ’em covered. He has built... Read More
Wines of the Week: April 23-29
Everyday: I like wines that are focused, and I’m also fond of wineries that are focused. Michael Honig has steered his family’s... Read More
Linkin’ logs 4-28-12
It has gotten to a point where it’s hard to recall exactly what life was like before the Interwebs, before we had... Read More
More Franc talk from Virage’s Emily Richer
But wait, there’s more. As in more to say about cabernet franc. I was remiss in not mentioning the wonderful cab franc-based... Read More
A long and lovely weekend’s lessons
What I learned during my imbibing adventures over the weekend: • Marsala can be profound: At a dinner party Saturday, my friend... Read More
Russell Bevan, indefatigable and inimitable
Even before sitting down, we had been treated to two “Bevanisms. First, the gregarious and hilarious Russell Bevan said of his... Read More
Making a name for the Languedoc, and themselves
Gregory Hecht’s big goal is to fix an identity crisis. The victim: France’s Languedoc-Roussilon region. The crisis: its reputation for producing a... Read More