Parental (mis)guidance
So my dad died last week, and it got me to thinking about how he and my late mom might have helped... Read More
Wines of the Week: July 9-15
Everyday: Midsummer is indubitably vinho verde time. These ridiculously refreshing Portuguese whites (often green, as the name connotes) are just plain fun... Read More
Daryl Groom, the real deal
Daryl Groom seems almost too good to be true. Never mind the winemaking, the otherworldly Penfolds Grange Hermitages he crafted, the stratospheric... Read More
Wines of the Week: April 2-8
Everyday: A few years back, I had high hopes that carmenere from Chile would come to rival Argentinian malbec as a go-to... Read More
A fast (with the quips) Ferrari
OK, guess the native land of the wine personality who said these things over lunch: Riesling likes “rubbush soil. Winning an... Read More
Wines of the Week: Feb. 20-26
Everyday: Whoever wants to make vermentino on these shores “” and here’s hoping there are more than a few of you “”... Read More
Not-so-peerless Parker prognostications
I’m not much on making predictions “” it’s too easy to fall into the trap of creating more of a “wish list”... Read More