Taplins tap into a lengthy legacy
Talk about a back story … Bill Taplin and his two siblings have been making wine for just a few years, but... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 1-27-15
There’s fun and games and history and biography and more in this whirl through the World Wine Web: • One of the... Read More
Tasting tips from vintners
Nobody tastes more wines than the people making it, and some of them have shared with me some tips on how any... Read More
Gleanings from ‘Shadows in the Vineyard’
Max Potter’s “Shadows in the Vineyard,” which I reviewed last week, is filled with interesting fodder on two subjects I love: history... Read More
Linkin’ logs: 11-7-14
As Richard Dawson used to bellow, “survey SEZ!” as we look at some studies, some confluence and some celebrating: • A connection... Read More
A certain ‘je ne sais quoi’
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people full of doubt.”... Read More
Bordeaux, in their own words
The passing of Baroness Philippine de Rothschild was only the second-saddest event of last weekend (behind all that wine destroyed by the Napa earthquake),... Read More