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  • Daily News: Conflict Resolution Edition

    Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 08:45 in loire valley, cru bourgeois, chaume, quarts de chaume

    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

    Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 08:58 in burgundy, rhone, perrin, vinsobres

    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

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 08:55 in food and wine, grappa, cognac, armagnac

    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

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 12:45 in Cabernet Sauvignon, wine and food, viognier, chenin blanc, albarino, touriga, zweigelt

    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

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 08:34 in food and wine, sparkling wine, holiday wine

    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

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 08:27 in books, washington, bond, harlan, vecina, columbia crest

    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...

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