Viva viognier
To paraphrase Burt Bacharach, via Dusty Springfield (left) and Dionne Warwick, for years I have been wishin’ and hopin’ that wine consumers... Read More
Wines of the Week: March 12-18
Everyday: Like most whites from Spain’s Rias Baixas region, the Paco & Lola Albariño ($15) has that big ol’ floral thing going... 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
Link of the day
Pinot noir should be grown only in certain places. Turns out it’s only at certain latitudes. If the recent weather is any... Read More
What the wine world has been clamoring for
What the heck is this? Why, a corkscrew, but of course. Read more about it here. Order before midnight tomorrow and get... Read More
Wines of the Week: March 5-11
Everyday: I love floral wines, but sometimes that element can be too much of a good thing, especially with torrontés. The Piattelli... Read More
Technology and writing: The good, the bad and the ludicrous
For a good long while, and especially during the last decade, the drumbeat heralding the end of journalism has sounded. I’ve never... Read More