Roses for summer and beyond
I know the recent heat wave might have jarred your memory, but your Latin teacher explained that omne trium perfectum means that good things come
Father’s Day Wines
Once upon a time, children of all ages made a trip to the department store to buy their father the traditional gift of a tie
Dining in Reims, Part One
La Grande Georgette Friday, April 14, 2023 Naming your restaurant La Grande Georgette is not an overstatement when your wine list is 25 pages, the
Bordeaux’s Eco-Heroes are Pouring Larger in New York
Bordeaux’s Eco-Heroes are Pouring Larger in New York. Spoiler alert: Bordeaux is getting down to earth. In my August 2021 article, I reported on
Marques de Caceres Visionary
Marques de Caceres Visionary Enrique Forner, the founder of Marques de Caceres in Spain’s Rioja region, was a visionary who brought Rioja into the modern age. Born
Chianti Classico is a wine drinker’s best friend
It would not be an overstatement to say that Chianti Classico is the Italian wine in which many Americans have found comfort—from their initial introduction
Autumn’s Transition Wines
For many, the arrival of Labor Day signals the end of summer. But for those who want to prolong the pleasure of the season, these
Bordeaux Fights Climate Change One Grape at a Time
Merlot, one of Bordeaux’s primary grapes for prestige wines, ripens earlier than its counterparts (cabernets sauvignon and franc, petit verdot and malbec). But now,
Bordeaux Adopts Healthy Viticulture
Plowing in a biodynamic vineyard If you drove a time machine backwards through Bordeaux some 40 or 50 years ago, you’d see vineyards stripped of
Sunshine Wines..
The March-like weather that blanketed the northeast over Memorial Weekend depressed more than the air mass. It blew away any desire to write about