No More ABC's, Please

Posted 04/16/2008 at 07:45 AM by Ben

The latest issue of the Wine Spectator [May 15, 2008] is devoted to America's most popular varietal -- -- surprise, surprise, Chardonnay. I'm not being arch here. This really is a surprise to me after all the Chardonnay bashing we've been subjected to over the last few years, particularly the A-B-C [Anything but Chardonnay] argot, which I've always suspected was launched by the producers of competing varietals such as Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Viognier.  
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Barney Rhodes, Age 88

Posted 04/15/2008 at 07:32 AM by Ben

A founding father of the Napa Valley wine, Barney Rhodes, passed away earlier this month at the age of 88. He was truly one of the greats. I had the pleasure of meeting Rhodes for the first time in the mid-1980s at the Napa Valley wine auction, where Rhodes was both an active bidder and a generous donor of rare wines from his extensive cellar. Despite his fame, he could not have been more down to earth and gracious to everyone around him.  
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Bordeaux 2007: The Early Line

Posted 04/05/2008 at 12:53 PM by Ben

The initial reports from this week's 2007 vintage en primeur tastings in Bordeaux are kind of scary. Several commentators have described the vintage as inconsistent. If only that were true...  
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Who Drinks White Burgundy?

Posted 04/01/2008 at 11:13 AM by Ben

In a recent e-mail to subscribers of his subscription only newsletter, wine critic Steve Tanzer of the International Wine Cellar finally tells us who drinks all that expensive White Burgundy - that we're all ...  
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