It is high summer in the Northern Hemisphere. What wine fits into the zeitgeist of pools splashing with bikini-clad frolickers slathered in sun screens, outdoor cooking, indoor binge watching movies on a wide screen while the AC heroically soldiers on? Continue reading “High summer wine 7-9-2025”
Category: Seasonal Recommendations
Warm weather wine 5-28-2025
As May flowers fade, the more stern months of summer saunter into our lives and our wine drinking regimen. Continue reading “Warm weather wine 5-28-2025”
Mother’s Day 5-7-2025
Mother’s Day easily can be promoted as “Buy Mom Some Wine Day.” There is the cliché joke: “buy mom wine because you are the reason she drinks.” But there is a less jejune reason to do the right thing—moms who enjoy alcohol drinks overwhelmingly prefer wine over spirits and beer. Continue reading “Mother’s Day 5-7-2025”
Wines for spring 3-26-2025
Spring is here. What wines are especially suited for the warming days and the return of plants from dormancy? There are many happy choices. Continue reading “Wines for spring 3-26-2025”
Wine for Valentine 2-12-2025
Valentine’s Day cometh, time for expressing love and affection, although one can argue that should be on your to-do list every day. Continue reading “Wine for Valentine 2-12-2025”
Winter wine survival 1-1-2025
Happy New Year. We survived another sun circumnavigation. Sunlight grows slowly longer. Spring rebirth looms over the sere, cold-swept horizon. Endure these last temperature-challenging months, and we emerge into warm, bright shining mornings. Two wine types provide solace during this frost-dusted interlude: Porto and sherry. Continue reading “Winter wine survival 1-1-2025”
Christmas 12-25-2024
This column runs on Wednesdays in most markets—Christmas Day in 2024. If you have not secured your wine before now, no chance today. We can, however, look forward to New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Continue reading “Christmas 12-25-2024”
Holiday wine pairing insight 12-18-2024
With Christmas/holiday feasts coming soon, what is the ideal alcohol percentage for wine paired with food? The answer is 10-14%. Why? Continue reading “Holiday wine pairing insight 12-18-2024”
Gifts for wine drinker 12-11-2024
If you have a wine lover on your Christmas/holiday gift list, some recommendations. Continue reading “Gifts for wine drinker 12-11-2024”
Thanksgiving pinot noir 11-20-2024
Thanksgiving is the great American gastronomic holiday. Halloween is for foolishness, costumes, and candy. Christmas is for worship, family, and unseemly lust for gaudily wrapped material goods (somewhat antithetical to the Christian origin of the holiday). Continue reading “Thanksgiving pinot noir 11-20-2024”