Toward a New Lexicon for American WineCan we reclaim the word “artisanal”? Perhaps we should look to France, and French cheese, for a solution. Hear me out.May 7, 20202May 7, 20202
Young Red Wine: A Critic’s DoubtsEvaluating new wine is an exercise in predicting the future. But how worthy is this exercise anyway?Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Cellars at Jasper Hill Farm WeybridgePiquant, savory, and rich, a cheese that’s both earthy and elegantMay 19, 2017May 19, 2017
Getting Closure: Tasting 2010 Clos Roche Blanche L’Arpent RougeThis bottle came my way about a year and a half ago, in a mixed case of samples finished with the synthetic Nomacorc closure. The idea was…May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
Own-Rooted: A Vine Stock Nursery StoryPhylloxera is a global scourge. Mostly.Apr 30, 20171Apr 30, 20171
Figgins Estate, Walla Walla ValleyWinemaker Chris Figgins crafts a blend of Bordeaux grapes washed by mountain airApr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
Lazy Lady Farm Thin Red LineMushroomy and umami-rich, it’s a natural with lightly sweet winesApr 23, 2017Apr 23, 2017
Backward and Forward: Tasting Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, 1974 to NowWhen tasting twelve wines, which do you taste first: the very old, or the far too young?Mar 12, 2017Mar 12, 2017