Happy Fourth of July, time when all Americans celebrate in harmonious accord our separation from England. Continue reading “US wine production”
Category: Recent Columns
July 4th hot dog
Wine suggestions for July 4th are laden with pairing perils. Continue reading “July 4th hot dog”
Vinho Verde
With summer beginning today, terrific summer wine you may not have heard about, and a wine even your friends who don’t think they like wine may enjoy. Continue reading “Vinho Verde”
Second bottles 4 of 4
Fourth installment in the “second bottle” series: Affordable wine strategies for times when Wine Spectator wonders and Parker-praised pours just are not in the budget. Continue reading “Second bottles 4 of 4”
Second bottles 3 of 4
Past two columns have been about “second bottle” wine—stuff that is easily drinkable but not “you must try this” discoveries. Continue reading “Second bottles 3 of 4”
Second bottles 2 of 4
Last week we visited wine costing $10 or less—“second bottles”—to assist your survival when pillaging pals lay siege to your painstakingly assembled wine collection. Continue reading “Second bottles 2 of 4”
Second bottles 1 of 4
Most of us cannot pull the cork on $25-plus bottles of wine at end of each day and pay our bills at end of month, or middle of month for that matter. Continue reading “Second bottles 1 of 4”
Aging wine
Aging is one of the more misunderstood aspects of wine. Continue reading “Aging wine”
Wine-food pairing
Pairing wine with food is wonderful element of wine. It also is not rocket science. Continue reading “Wine-food pairing”
Wine ruts
Confession: this writer easily succumbs to a vexing vino vortex. Continue reading “Wine ruts”