Wines of the Week: Dec. 30-Jan. 6
Everyday: If there’s a better introduction to Piedmont’s wondrous reds than the 2009 Oddero Barbera d’Alba ($18), I would seriously love to hear... Read More
Friends’ favorite wines of 2013
Before looking ahead to another fantabulous year of wine enrapturement, I asked some friends to augment my own list of favorite wines... Read More
Best … uh, favorite wines of the year
A few years back, I started trying to replace “this is the best” proclamations with “this is my favorite.” “Best” is so... Read More
Wines of the Week: Nov. 4-10
Everyday: For a good while now, Spain’s Priorat has vied with Alsace as the wine region I’d most like to visit. Wines... Read More
Like a movie – or three
I expected to find swell wine during two weeks in Italy. I also expected to find cool wine bars. What I didn’t... Read More
Wines of the Week: Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Everyday: For eons, the grillo grape was grown primarily to be part of Sicily’s tasty Marsala dessert wines. Turns out it’s pretty... Read More
Wines of the Week: Sept. 2-8
Everyday: The Italian grape primitivo is basically identical to zinfandel. But the 2008 Li Veli Pezzo Morgana Salice Salentino Negroamaro Riserva ($18)... Read More