Napa Wine Library Tasting: August 15, Napa
Serious wine lovers in the San Francisco Bay area get several opportunities each year to indulge their passions for wine.
2008 Bodegas Colomé Estate Malbec, Salta, Argentina
Once upon a time, I went to Argentina looking for the good wine. Frankly I couldn’t understand what all the
This Wine Designed by the Government Just For You
I’m one of the last people you’ll see jumping on the Mondovino bandwagon to bemoan the homogeneity of the world’s
The World’s Oldest Drinkable Champagne
, a group of divers off the coast of Finland recently discovered a shipwreck they believe dates back to the
The Threat to Your Wine Independence
In the last two weeks I’ve celebrated both Independence Day and Bastille Day. How, you may ask? Mostly by drinking
Dom Pérignon, Champagne, France: Some Current Releases
Where to begin with Dom Pérignon? It is a brand, a wine, and a historical figure welded into an idea
Buying Birth-Year Wine for Children
At two years old, my daughter is already pronouncing her judgement on wines. She does this in one of two
The Latest Thing: Flash Sale / Closeout / Massive Discount Web Sites for Wine
One of the nice things about having so many high quality wine blogs around is that on occasion people write
The World’s Best Burgundy? Tasting La La Paulée de San Francisco 2010
I won’t be winning any awards this year for “timely reporting.” It’s now been more than three months since the
Wine Drinkers, Let Sommeliers Do Their Jobs!
Sommeliers have it pretty rough. They have to deal with the assholes of the wine world who view a conversation
Schramsberg Vineyards, Napa: A Few Current Releases
At the risk of oversimplifying things past the point of reasonableness, I’d like to suggest that there are really two
Secret Wines of the Napa Valley
The second of the two seminars I gave at the recent Aspen Food & Wine Classic festival was entitled “Secrets
Who Should be in the Vintners Hall of Fame?
One of the minor gigs I have landed as a result of my verbal flailings around these parts is as
How to Market a Wine Region Properly
I spend most of my day helping companies do a better job connecting with their customers. It would be really
Book Review: Wine Cellar Porn for Your Coffee Table
I think the very nature of coffee table books encourage them to be over the top. What else do we
Why Does American Rosé Suck?
I was poking around in my wine cellar last night, taking stock of what I might be drinking soon, now
J.L. Chave, Mauve en Ardeche, France: Current Releases
Some places in this world are simply hallowed ground when it comes to winemaking. Of course every deep-rooted and honest
South African Gems: My Aspen Food & Wine Classic Seminar
As some of you know, I spent last week at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic, where amongst a lot
Vignettes from the Aspen Food & Wine Classic 2010
I’ve just returned home from the 2010 Aspen Food and Wine Classic. The event was spectacular, not the least of
