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Recent Posts
Daily News: Conflict Resolution Edition
Despite the occasionally baroque nature of French wine-labeling law, the wine press recently has been full of good news, resolved conflicts, and clarifications. Decanter.com is reporting two pieces of note. First, the dispute between Chaume and Quar...
Rhone History
It’s sometimes easy to forget, what with the typical focus on the details of the bottle in front of you, but wine ties us to our earliest days of civilization. Every time you open a Grand Cru Burgundy, for example, you’re actually benefiting from...
Cognac and the Holidays
I ate too much yesterday, as I do every Thanksgiving. At this stage of my life, of course, I should know better, but logic doesn’t usually factor into my holiday eating routine. Rather, I tend to be guided by a more primal impulse that goes somethi...
Holiday Wines: Thanksgiving Edition
Last week, as part of my trip to California, I made an appearance on "View from the Bay," the afternoon talk show on ABC 7 in San Francisco. The segment, which focuses on unusual wines for the holidays, is below, and includes two wines that are avail...
Time to Take Stock
I’ll be posting my Thanksgiving wine advice tomorrow, but today I wanted to focus on some end-of-the-year housekeeping. Because this week traditionally signals the beginning of the end of the year (that extended stretch between Thanksgiving and New...
Back from California...and Weekend News Roundup
What an amazing experience. Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to California to attend the Harlan Estate 25th anniversary dinner at Poggio in Sausalito. I’ll be posting tasting notes and impressions here in the coming weeks, and will be wri...

