From Earnest Bud to Exotic Flower
Their bouquet was so delightful and so distinctive that even I, at times, could guess the vintage! What a flavour…
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Dry Alsace, Austrian, and German Riesling: Honors Shared, Preferences Split
After a tasting like this, there’s only two things we tasters want to do: toss our World of Fine Wine…
Corton Chronicles Three: Winter
In Burgundy, everything is possible. But having your wine poured by a gendarme in uniform is fairly unusual. After a…
Spitting Distance
I am not a betting man, but I am reasonably confident-and would be prepared to wager a decent bottle-that this…
Blue Lagoon
Honored with numerous awards and chosen by Time Magazine as one of the World’s 100 Greatest Places, the Retreat at…
Ferrington Vineyard
There is something incredibly brisk and pristine about Anderson Valley. There is a stillness, too, and a palpable sense of…
Corton Chronicles Two: Fall
“Young man,” said Madame accusingly, her irony like a distant flash of lightning signaling the approach of a thunderstorm, “you…
An Open Heart and Mind
Yes, it’s chauvinism. But there is a deeper explanation. Jean-Robert Pitte spells it out in his masterful Bordeaux/Bourgogne. Certainly wine…
