Older? Nope. Wiser? Well, I tried.
It’s been an amazing week of treasuring good friends and great wines. Last night the revelry continued with a lamb dinner at... Read More
Coravin: First-class solution to a First World problem
I’ve been reading and seeing some pretty positive stuff about a new device called the Coravin, potentially the best preservation system to... Read More
Old wine and friends to treasure, especially the latter
So I recently reached a landmark birthday, and one of the very best parts of a multi-day celebration was spending an afternoon... Read More
All too rare grapes: expressive, distinctive, delicious
You needn’t have visited this site much to notice my ardor for varieties that are considered “secondary” in the wine world’s weird... Read More
Assessing a double dose of Italian wines
The theme on Saturday was Italy, early and often. I spent the morning sampling a buttload of Tuscan wines and the evening... Read More
White light, white non-heat
Here are some signs that a wine might be special: • It melds stupendously with its culinary accompaniment, three very different cheeses.... Read More
Hey! Syrah Night!
“This is the best corked wine I’ve ever had,” my friend Craig said, and it was as hard to argue as it... Read More