Wines of the Week: May 7-13
Everyday: As malbecs go, the Dominio del Plata Crios de Susana Balbo Mendoza ($15) is particularly “thick,” dark and brooding, big on... Read More
L.A.’s consumers, India’s wine and other tidbits
More stuff I learned at the Riverside International Wine Competition: • Minneapolis-St. Paul is a whole heckuva lot like Los Angeles when... Read More
Tidbits from Temecula
It doesn’t take long to learn a lot of stuff at wine events in California. I’ve been in Temecula for 24 hours,... Read More
Wines of the Week: April 30-May 6
(Note: Beginning this week, I’ll be linking to Wine Searcher, the best site I know of for finding good prices on our... Read More
Here’s the score
Looking for ratings? You’ve come to the wrong place. I never use them in print, nor in whatever this is called. But... Read More
Grahm, still ‘doon’ good
Randall Grahm, in typical fashion, began our conversation with a self-deprecating anecdote. “Exactly two years ago we did a 25-year vertical of... Read More
A great read/resource: Karen MacNeil, ‘The Wine Bible’
It’s easy to find a good, comprehensive guide to wine and all its elements. But Karen MacNeil’s “The Wine Bible” might stand... Read More