July 28, 2014On Thursday, July 31, Bob and Mike Milat and their wives will shutter Milat Vineyards and Winery, one of the…- July 7, 2014Now that you’ve celebrated America’s Independence Day, it’s time to raise a glass to the French, who helped us break…
- June 30, 2014Cecil DeLoach, one of our favorite winemakers, once asked us, rhetorically, “Why do all wines have to be serious?” Why…
- June 22, 2014Andy Peay told me that 2012 was “the best vintage ever.” I am eager to taste it, but, for me,…
- June 16, 2014I want to talk to you about Pinotage. Hello? Hello? Still there?
- June 2, 2014Sadly, popularity hurt Malbec. Too many people chasing money either overplanted or planted it in the wrong places, making bad-tasting…
May 20, 2014Victor Urrutia, CEO of CVNE, winner of Wine Spectator's 100 Best Wines in the World List.- May 20, 2014Talk about special-occasion wines. Ten years ago this Thursday, Cune’s 1994 Imperial Rioja Gran Reserva was served at the wedding…
- May 12, 2014Andis Wines give us faith that California winemaking, in the right hands, can still produce wines of elegance and integrity.
- May 5, 2014It’s important to face your fears. Well, a bottle of 2012 Maison Simonnet-Febvre Chablis helped me do that.
