Well versed
Wine is bottled poetry, Robert Louis Stevenson said. And so of course poets have been writing paeans for eons. A few faves:... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 24-30
Everyday: Italian whites are just flat-out rockin’ these days, and one of the best I’ve tasted is the 2011 Bibi Graetz Casamatta... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 17-23
Everyday: I wouldn’t trade being a wine writer for anything, but sometimes it is a job. As when I recently sampled discount-store... Read More
Stefano Inama: Utterly Italian, except when he’s not
Stefano Inama could not be more Italian. He dresses smartly, rhapsodizes about “the Italian sky,” laments flamboyance in others and not-so-furtively follows... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 6-15-13
Who can resist a story about the “10 most expensive drinks in the world”? Especially when one is rewarded with such phrases... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 10-16
Everyday: I was only able to catch up with a visit from the esteemed-by-people-I-trust Telmo Rodriguez vicariously, and only recently did I... Read More
White light, white non-heat
Here are some signs that a wine might be special: • It melds stupendously with its culinary accompaniment, three very different cheeses.... Read More