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In the New World the year is usually nowhere as pivotal for quality as it is in ancient areas like Tuscany, Burgundy or Bordeaux, although all are changing gradually due to the greenhouse gasses that we are pumping into the atmosphere. I have looked ...

We have three new arrivals from Dry Creek Vineyards, a winery that is close to my heart as I met David Stare in 1980, eight years after he founded the first winery in this area of Sonoma since prohibition. David was educated at MIT but in the late 1...

Although it took place over ten years ago, I remember well the afternoon that Huw Morris came to the hotel that my wife and I were staying at in Paso Robles to let us taste a sample of cabernet sauvignon. He was apologetic as he felt that it was sti...

The normal thing to do now would be to offer a few inexpensive wines as, even in the best of times, we rather overspend In December and are now on a tighter budget. As I took some time suggesting “holiday wines” at the end of 2020, I have decided i...

There are so many stories about champagne that today I will only share one as it involves the enjoyment of the world’s best known sparkling wine. Legend has it that the shape of the coup glass, popular in my younger years, was shaped like the left ...

If you are having roast turkey with all the trimmings, then we have plenty of all the usually recommended wines in stock such as a lovely Drouhin white or red burgundy. The New World counterpart of chardonnay or pinot noir would be fine as well. Per...

During this period we are finding that folks, in addition to being thrifty, are also buying a few more expensive wines in shops that in the past would be asked for during special restaurant night out treats. I try to cover them all. This is the time ...

These are strange times indeed. For instance on American Thanksgiving my wife and I shared the usual turkey dinner with all the trimmings, but only with each other. We lit the candles and sat by ourselves at the rather large dining table. We had to ...

What an eventful year that we have had to cope with before once again celebrating Cabernet Franc Day next Friday, December 4. The rules have certainly changed, but wine remains a bright spot. This black-skinned grape originated in France, but now it...

Last week we featured Oregon pinots with the thought of Thanksgiving and appropriate American wine. I confess that cabernet sauvignon takes first place in our home, but many would argue that, as the crown jewel of Burgundy, Domaine de la Romanée-Con...

Last week I mentioned that November 12 would be International Tempranillo Day and I described a wine from Spain. The date may have been a little confusing. Those with a far better memory than I am blessed with may have thought, “Surely last year I c...

The Cambridge Dictionary describes hodgepodge as “a confused mixture of different things” and this describes the divergent selection of wines that I will share with you today as there is no common bond – except deliciousness! First let me quote Marke...