Fake Restaurant Wins Real Wine Spectator Award For Fake Wine List (Real Laughter Ensues)
I've been critical of Wine Spectator in the past. I think a lot of their ratings are bogus and based more on advertising, sample submissions, and relationships than the juice in ... MORE
A Salmon Safe stop at Van Duzer
Another stop of our journey to better understand Oregon wineries' sustainable and eco-friendly Salmon Safe rules at Van Duzer Winery. MORE
Wine on Rails
Sometimes I have seen special wine tank containers which are used for shipping wine on trains (and ships). "Wine on Rails" (think of it as a gigantic bottle). I have jus ... MORE
Restaurant Week, Cape Ann Style: Emerson Inn, Rockport
Note: This article ran in print and online in today's Gloucester Times.Take your seat at the Grand Café, inside the Emerson Inn in Rockport, and you immediately start noticin ... MORE
Day Eight: A Day in Epernay
After leaving Paris on day seven, Vivian and I were staying in the heart of the Champagne region. Reims is major city center of the area, and there's lots of great wine to be had ... MORE
Under $21: Massaya Classic White Bekaa Valley 2006
Massaya's Classic White, a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and the autochthonous varietal Obeidi, is one of my favorite bargain wines. The wine is crisp, mineral driven with notes of mel ... MORE
Bad Karma on 2005 Bordeaux
It's official. Robert Parker has just declared 2005 to be "the greatest [Bordeaux] vintage produced during my 30-year career." That stunning pronouncement is not what's causing t ... MORE
I Thought I Could Be a Food Critic
Bouchon Bistro in Yountville is often mentioned as one of the valley's top dining destinations, and with it's sister status to the French Laundry up the street, the mighty influen ... MORE
Wine Wandering Wishes
If I could go anywhere on a tasting tour this summer it would be to Jerez in southwestern Spain. I've been wanting to go check out the production of sherry for quite some time now ... MORE
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