Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chardonnay
Napa Valley has baseball. OK... it's actually softball I am referring to. Remember, it's June and baseball is America's game. When I was growing up, this month's name, June, was al...MORE
Photo Essay: Highlights of Nantucket Wine Festival and the WGBH Fine Wine Auction
To view this photo essay, click Photo Essay on the top line of this page and then May Highlights. ...MORE
Madeira, Mysterious Madeira
Most people don't get it and can't follow it but this wonderful oxidized wine, often a blend of several indigenous grapes, can taste like nectar,MORE
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 t...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 melo...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 th...MORE
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