Wines of the Week: June 25-July 1
Everyday: I suffer from a syndrome that I’ll call Reverse Label Bias. The symptoms: If a certain name, say Kermit Lynch’s, is... Read More
Jed Steele adapts, at his own pace
Come and listen to my story ’bout a man named Jed. Actually, aside from being tall and fit, Jed Steele bears virtually... Read More
Hello, old friend
Delving into wine is a journey, a wonderful livelong excursion for many of us. And while there are inevitably detours along the... Read More
A great read: Steve Heimoff, ‘A Journey Along the Russian River’
When I first read Steve Heimoff’s “A Wine Journey Along the Russian River” a half-dozen years ago, I almost quit because he... Read More
Pinot envy
Summer sausage was on the menu in more ways than one last weekend when the boys gathered on the deck for Pinot... Read More
Wines of the Week: June 4-10
Everyday: There’s a buttload of mediocre to crummy cheap chardonnay out there, if my recent sample-bottle tastings are any indication. So it... Read More
Hodgins and FEL, a natural fit
A decade ago, Ryan Hodgins headed west in a Volvo station wagon “with the bumper about 2 inches off the ground. A... Read More