Vin-O-Pass Quite a Wine Education
Strolling through my new local Whole Foods, I was stunned and incredibly delighted by not only the Vin-O-Pass inside the wine department, but the selection loaded up! MORE
The Case for Backing Community Supported Fisheries
Note: This column ran in today's Gloucester Daily Times.It's counter-intuitive.Peer into the cases of fish shops around the North Shore, whose waters are renowned for lobster, cod ... MORE
Fall Has Arrived...Time to Prep Barrels
I tend to remember years from Fall to Fall. (My Fifth grade teacher, Miss Wells (don't ask me how I remember that- I don't know) or harvesting the 1991 Far Niente Cabernet while a ... 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 ... 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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