Wine for your Fourth of July party
Grills smoking, friends gathering and fireworks exploding are pieces of the Fourth of July mosaic. These American wines will complete your national holiday party. Your
Brane-Cantenac delivers delicious Bordeaux
I recently reunited with Chateau Brane-Cantenac an old wine friend so to speak, with a tasting of its 2008, 2009 and a barrel sample of
Beat the heat with a trio of light-bodied roses
The dog days of August have been biting early, but drinking these three chilled rose’ wines is one way to muzzle the heat. And the
Muscadet is the perfect summer wine
Recently, I had a BYOB dinner with a friend who has more than a passing knowledge of wine, but when I opened a bottle of
New hope for Gary Farrell wines
After nearly attaining cult status, Gary Farrell pinot noirs have had highs and lows during the last decade. My most recent tasting was the pleasing
In the drink with pink
Inexpensive rose’ sparkling wines are a twofer in summer: the bubbles set an instant party mood, and you get a refreshing chilled and eye-catching wine
Little-known appellations producing worthy wines
Small and relatively unknown appellations like Quincy and Pouilly-Loche' can often be the source of well-made wines at reasonable prices. Quincy is a very small
From rugby to rose’, Gerard Bertrand excels
Sometimes you have to interrupt your career to be successful. Gerard Bertrand, the winemaker and owner of six wineries in the Languedoc region of France
A pinot noir from a winery that predates Sideways
California pinot noirs range from excessively oaky and alcoholic to vapid, but recently I tasted the well-made 2010 Byron Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir. It
Lancaster Estate sauvignon blanc stands up to fall foods
The passing of Labor Day is the signal for richer and fuller wines, such as the 2010 Lancaster Estate Samantha’s Sauvignon Blanc. In 1995, Ted