Wines of the Week: Oct. 17-23
Everyday: They say that the Bodegas Breton Lorinon Blanco Rioja ($14) was stored in barriques, but they must have been old because... Read More
Fin du Fresne: Straight shooter from Down Under
Winemakers tend to be open books, not given to circumspection. Even by those standards Fintan du Fresne is a candid kind of... Read More
Sunset rises again
I used to get pretty invested in the Oscars and postseason awards in baseball and basketball. It was a weird deal: When... Read More
The inside score on boffo ratings
Do wine consumers follow ratings, or do the ratings follow consumers? I would have thought that a rhetorical question, but esteemed wine... Read More
Wines of the Week: Sept. 26-Oct. 2
Everyday: California is just getting the knack of making white blends, but the French, or at least some of them, have long... Read More
Wines of the Week Sept. 19-25
Everyday: I had a nice chenin blanc from South Africa at a trade tasting last week and mentioned to the rep that... Read More
Untainted victory
So a funny thing happened on the way to some lucky soul gifted chef triumphing in the first (of what figure to... Read More