Oenophilic legerdemain works winery wonders, but good wine remains what happens in the dirt and on the trestle and inside the vine. Continue reading “Grape ripeness”
Category: Recent Columns
Changing palate
Happily, enjoying wine is a journey that just gets better. Continue reading “Changing palate”
Cheap Pinot Noir
Pinot noir historically is privileged province of people with prodigious purchasing power. Continue reading “Cheap Pinot Noir”
Decanting
Veteran readers know my devotion to decanting. Continue reading “Decanting”
Valentine’s Day
From vineyard to glass, wine is romance. A perfect Valentine’s Day fit. Continue reading “Valentine’s Day”
Rodeo and wine
It is rodeo time in Texas with three of nation’s biggest shows bustin’ out of the chutes in coming weeks: San Antonio, San Angelo, Houston. Continue reading “Rodeo and wine”
Wine fraud
We deliciously enjoy the best easily obtained, high-quality wine in history. Continue reading “Wine fraud”
Chinese and wine
Australia is awash in wine, causing convulsions at Treasury Wines—Australia’s and world’s largest wine producer. Too much wine! Continue reading “Chinese and wine”
Wine business troubles
Wine is sybaritic pleasure, sacramental essential, cuisine consort. Continue reading “Wine business troubles”
America dominates
It vexes Europeans and flummoxes fulminators on cable news who forecast “China is overtaking us,” but the United States is the world’s most important wine market and will remain so for some time. Continue reading “America dominates”