A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper -Your taste evolves. Your instinct sharpens. Sonoma, California Three out of four people say they prefer old shows and movies over the new stuff on Netflix. I’m one of them. Makes sense. The new stuff tries so hard to impress....
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – Do Wine Scores matter? Paris, France Dear Reader, The wines all had one thing in common: scores so high you’d think they’d cure disease. 98,99,100. I was in New York, tasting them one by one – row after row of...
What makes wine (and life) more memorable? A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper Last week, my cousin flew in from Hong Kong and—like two of our previous house guests—made his way to one of the most talked-about bakeries in Paris: Cedric Grolet. You may have heard...
Manhattan, New York Last week I watched a young couple toast their new life together – with a bottle that had no business at the table. It was a small celebration. Just the two of them and a few family members, tucked into the corner of a restaurant. Maybe just...
A Report From Wine Explorer Diego Samper – Terroir: The Oven Behind the Wine What I’m about to say might ruffle some feathers. There are few things in life I enjoy more than a pizza and a Coca-Cola. Not the fancy kind. I’m not talking about truffle oil and...
