Wines of the Week: Jan. 12-18
Everyday: The improvement in South African wines rivals that of any region’s. Exhibit A: the 2012 Landskroon Paul de Villiers Paarl Cabernet Sauvignon... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 1-16-15
The latest from the InterTube thingies: If this chart is any indication, it might become more prudent for consumers to invest in... Read More
Gleanings: 1-14-15
Experiences are the best teachers, to pluralize an old bromide. A few of recent vintage that were revelatory for me: • Some... Read More
Wines of the Week: Jan. 5-11
Weeknight: I am bound and determined to finally get to New York’s Finger Lakes region this year, and wines such as the... Read More
A year of learning dangerously
I’m pretty sure this would be the latest publication of a “best of 2014” list anywhere if that’s what it actually was. Instead,... Read More
Here come da judging gleanings
People tend to think that judging wine competitions is pure, unadulterated fun. I suggest they try 71 viogniers in 4 hours and... Read More
Gleanings: 1-6-15
OK, time to exhale. The holidays are behind us, and it was a Norman Rockwell-worthy spell with family with some Bacchus-worthy gatherings in... Read More