Wines of the Week: June 30-July 6
Everyday: In summer we often take the “refresher” course, opting for a wine that provides immediate impact and pleasure and doesn’t try... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 23-29
Everyday: Spain might have crashed and burned mightily at the World Cup, but its wines still offer world-class value. The 2010 Tochuelo... Read More
Judging proves edifying, entertaining
A wacky (and tasty) new grape, an exhausting slog through 30 syrahs, some fabulous cheap-food metaphors from a fellow judge and a... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 16-22
Everyday: Sometimes all a guy (or gal) wants is a lean, clean quaffing vin. OK, that doesn’t rhyme, but the 2013 Teira... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 9-15
Everyday: I’m sure there’s some less-than-stellar wine made in France’s Savoy region, but none of it has reached my neck of the... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 2-8
Everyday: It wasn’t that long ago that albariño was hard to find in these parts. Talk about the Dark Ages. Blessedly, offerings... Read More
The Matrix
So, awhile back I mentioned this really cool matrix that Piemontese vintner Giuseppe Vajra said he uses to assess wine, listing the... Read More