Albariño, Salt
Albariño and salt are made together, and made for each other.
2012 Wine Blog Award Nominations
Nominations opened today for the 2012 Wine Blog Awards, recognizing excellence in wine writing by those who self-publish online. I'm pleased already to have been…
Altri Italiani
I recently taught a class on Italian wine. My research, so called, took me on a clockwise virtual tasting tour of the boot of Italy,…
Due Italiani
Cappella Sant’Andrea Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG 2010 12.5% ABV | Price: about $15* Neirano Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG NV 7% ABV | Price: about…
Lemberger
Grafen NeippergLemberger "Württemberg"200513% ABV | Price: about $15 Germans call this grape lemberger, but in Austria, where it's more widely planted, they call it…
Heart of Gold
Edmunds St. John Heart of Gold 2010 12.9% ABV | Price: about $20 This wine is a blend of 72% vermentino and 28% grenache…
Riesling Goes With Everything
Read my latest tips on pairing wine with food in a new Palate Press article, published yesterday. Which of these rules ring true for you?…
Without Reservation
I met my mother for lunch recently at a restaurant in town. We don’t eat there often, maybe once or twice a year. It…
Brachetto, Birthday
My birthday’s on the winter solstice, and it fell on a Wednesday this year. It was a normal, if very dark, work day. I didn’t…
Gouda, Plus Wine
Tips for pairing wines with Gouda cheese
States of Grace
It is October, and so my vegetable garden is not in a state of grace. The tomato plants are, of the assembed, the most…
SanSì
Azienda Agricola Scagliola Barbera d’Asti Superiore “SanSì” 2008 14.5% ABV | Price: about $40 This wine is 100% barbera, and the grapes derive from…