For a wine writer, Mother’s Day is easy: rosé. For Father’s Day this Sunday, not so easy. Continue reading “Father’s Day”
Category: Recent Columns
Sparkling ascendant
Sales of table wine in the United States essentially are flat after a sustained boom. The latest figures available show wine sales grew by only .02 percent in 2017. Continue reading “Sparkling ascendant”
World wine production 5-29-2019
The world drinks a lot of wine—some 6.5 billion gallons in 2018, according to the Paris-based International Organisation of Vine and Wine. Continue reading “World wine production 5-29-2019”
New World–Old World 5-22-2019
What is this “Old World” “New World” wine thing? Some cartographic elucidation. Continue reading “New World–Old World 5-22-2019”
Availability vs. distinction 5-15-2019
Wine writers encounter a Rubicon, and their decision flavors and follows them whenever they write: wine availability or wine distinction? Continue reading “Availability vs. distinction 5-15-2019”
Mothers Day 5-8-2018
With Mother’s Day forthcoming this Sunday, a note to gift givers: women are more likely to drink wine than any other alcohol beverage. Just saying. Continue reading “Mothers Day 5-8-2018”
Wine-Mexican Food 5-1-2019
Cinco de Mayo occurs in four days, a holiday celebrated more in the United States than in Mexico, but the occasion presents an excuse to discuss Mexican/Tex-Mex food and wine. Continue reading “Wine-Mexican Food 5-1-2019”
Wine faults #3
Third week of our fearless exploration of wine flaws, and some good news. Continue reading “Wine faults #3”
Wine faults #2
Second week of our trepidatious venture into the Stygian world of wine flaws. Continue reading “Wine faults #2”
Wine faults #1
Admit it, you experience a flutter of dread when you open a bottle of wine, especially one not familiar to you or one you’ve held for extended time. Could this wine be, uh, flawed—even spoiled? We investigate this the next three weeks. Continue reading “Wine faults #1”