Paris, France I was at the edge of Europe, near Faro, Portugal. Fresh fish. Good wine. A beautiful setting. The westernmost point of the continent, where the West becomes the East again. Old stone towns, salty Atlantic winds, seafood pulled from the ocean that...
How Virginia Won World’s Best Wine
Sperryville, Virginia The air hangs heavy on the front porch of this old Colonial house. White...
Trickery at America’s “Highest Winery”
“Anyone can produce a great wine… But it takes a genius to sell one,” our neighbor, the wine...
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Your Italian wine tasting video with French winemaker Julien Miquel is ready for release. By now,...
How We Protect Your Wine From the Heat
Annapolis, MD So, we’ve received queries from a few members to the effect of: “It’s the dead of...
I Love Brett
New York, NY “I want it to taste like someone stuffed gym socks in the bottle.” Across the table,...
Argentina Awarded Top Wine Spot
Delray Beach, FL Shockwaves rippled through the wine world last week with the release of the...
Confessions of a Wine Salesman
Delray Beach, FL – We had occasion this past weekend to thumb through a copy of What Makes a Wine...
“Natural” Wine?
“Look at that sediment,” C said. “It’s almost like apple cider.” We were inspecting a cloudy...
No, Most Wines Aren’t Meant for the Cellar
“The wines are on their way!” said Diego. We let out a whoop. After months and months, we finally...
Are You Drinking “Cloned” Wine?
Annapolis, MD40 years ago, in the dead of night, a thief stole Burgundy’s greatest wine...
Ice cream wine
Sonoma, CA Never eat ice cream before going to a wine tasting. If you recall from last week, we...
The Complete Tasting Lessons with French Winemaker Julien Miquel
Retired winemaker and sommelier Julien Miquel has made wines all over the world, including at...