Waggish wine wisdom: Gamay grapes are wine world’s simplest red grapes and make the only white wine that happens to be red. Continue reading “Gamay grape”
Category: Recent Columns
Wine investment
So, you picked your ancestors well, or you did well in the markets, or you bought the right lottery ticket. Now you ponder investing in wine for quick, easy money. Continue reading “Wine investment”
Washington State 3 of 3
Washington State enjoys growing reputation as world-class producer, a status achieved in less than 40 years. Continue reading “Washington State 3 of 3”
Washington State 2 of 3
What you think you know about Washington State, particularly its wine country, likely is wrong. Continue reading “Washington State 2 of 3”
Washington State 1 of 3
Washington State is one of wine’s better-kept secrets, although that is changing. Continue reading “Washington State 1 of 3”
Sémillon
Sémillon is grape that stars in improbable marriages: with Sauvignon Blanc in classic blends made in France and Australia; with fungus Botrytis cinerea in Sauternes region of Bordeaux to create world’s longest-lived unfortified wines. Continue reading “Sémillon”
Australia wine disaster
Disaster alert: Australian wine industry. Continue reading “Australia wine disaster”
New Years
New Years and weddings are times most people enjoy “champagne”—the name many people use for sparkling wine in general, although it correctly applies only to sparkling made in Champagne region of France. Continue reading “New Years”
Christmas wine
While turkey is common at many Christmas feasts, gobbler does not claim sine qua non roost it enjoys at Thanksgiving. Continue reading “Christmas wine”
Unregulated wine terms
Last week, regulated wine label terms. This week, other terms on labels that mean whatever winery wants them to mean. Continue reading “Unregulated wine terms”