Countdown to Burgundy: Alice Feiring Recommends
Wine writer and natural wine advocate Alice Feiring suggests how to find the best old-fangled producers in Burgundy.
Six for Midnight, Twelve/Thirty-One
Six delicious méthode traditionnelle sparklers to help you ring in the New Year.
Countdown to Burgundy: Damien Casten Recommends
I’m headed to Burgundy in June 2014. It’s my first trip, so I’m gathering advice from those who’ve gone before.
La Garagista: Real Vermont Wine
Real wine from Vermont? Perhaps improbable, but clearly not impossible. La Garagista’s wines are proof.
Divining Ferrari’s Substance and Style: A Comparative Tasting of Twenty-four Traditional Method Sparkling Wines
Ferrari’s wines stand tall among the world’s best méthode traditionnelle sparklers.
Sandhi Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2011
Sandhi WinesChardonnaySanta Barbara County201113.5% ABV | Price: $33 (media sample) | 1,730 cases produced I must preface my remarks with confessional chagrin: you cannot…
Opening the Trentingrana
September landed me in Trento, Italy, a guest of renowned sparkling wine producer, Ferrari. Their wines are magnificent (on which more later), but the trip…
On Wine Criticism, Intentionality, Terroir, and Aboutness
When I judge a wine critically, I ask myself the usual questions about its color, aromas, flavors, textures, finish. But I also probe the…
Two Handsome Wines
Two handsome wines—Burgundian but not from Burgundy—keynoted the weekend.
Top Staff Training Strategies for On- and Off-Premise Wine Sales
Well trained staff indisputably sell more wine. Read top tips from wine retailers, restaurateurs, importers, and distributors on best staff training techniques.
Pairing Wine and Cheese, Made Easy
Pairing wine and cheese is tricky, but simple rules can assure success
Inside the CIA
My latest column for Palate Press takes readers behind the scenes at the Culinary Institute of America.