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One might say that chianti, rather like Cinderella, has gone from a poor girl in rags to a beautiful princess. The original formulae consisted of 70 per cent sangiovese grapes with 15 per cent canaiolo added for soft fruitiness and even 15 per cent...

Founded in 1986, J Vineyards & Winery owns 254 acres of prime vineyards in the Russian River Valley AVA of Sonoma County. Although they are particularly known for their sparkling wines and make a very full range of others, it is their pinot gris th...

I am not one to make excuses, but I must ask you not to mind if I address a subject once again that I wrote about on September 5, 2008. On some weeks my mind will just not come up with a brand new, never-before-discussed topic. I am thinking abou...

I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by environmentalists for much of my life. I have fond memories of travelling abroad to bring two small boys home at summer’s end. They had spent time with their grandparents exploring, picking wild be...

Oregon has gone from five to just over 700 vineyards during my time in the wine trade. They are virtually on the same parallel north as the Burgundy region in France, hence the admiration of their pinot noirs. Panther Creek Cellars is a brand new arr...

Something happened a few Wednesday evenings ago that caused me to decide that, rather than speak specifically about a few wines, I would concentrate more on solving a problem. It has to do with opening older bottles with corks and, while I am at it...

If you were to ask what categories we feel will show the most growth this year I would have to say prosecco, red blends and fine rosé. We are not looking to expand prosecco beyond Lamarca, Pasqua, Santa Margherita and Canella. Our selection of red bl...

There is a branch in Bermuda of an international association that started in Europe in 1248 and over the centuries their goal has been to enjoy good food, good wine and good company. Some of us in the wine trade are members and we have dinners and ...

Let me share a few recent, and sadly, last words from songwriter Leonard Cohen as I know of no one who could better express loving and being loved: “If the sun would lose its light and we lived an endless night and there was nothing left that you cou...

Back in 1970, when I was working with IBM, I remember that we were told to operate on “Lombardi time”. In other words, if a test was scheduled for 8am the next day, you better expect it to start ten minutes earlier. I knew nothing of this coach, or h...