Bottling the Wind: Petaluma Gap Is Wine’s Newest Place
This winegrowing region, known for distinctive Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah, has at last earned a name of its own
Culture
Own-Rooted: A Vine Stock Nursery Story
Washington’s soils create an uncommon opportunity for viticulturists: a nursery of own-rooted vines
2016 Food and Wine Travel, In Pictures
In 2016 my food and wine travels took me to Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and the U.S. to meet producers, walk their vineyards, and taste what their land yields.
Lessons From The Table
Pour a wine to honor its birthright. Pour it with food.
A Tannhäuserisch Wine
In the next edition of La Tazza e il Cantico: Pairing Wine With Opera, we find a wine for Wagner’s Tannhäuser.
La Tazza e il Cantico: Pairing Wine With Opera
This new series explores linkages of temperament and character, and suggests a new way of writing about wine.
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…
Wine Labels, Wine Ingredients
Should a wine label display the ingredients used in winemaking? A seasoned wine writer and marketer—and avid wine consumer—considers the issues.
Happy Birthday, Julia Child
Julia Child would have been 100 years old today. She hasn’t been gone long; she died only in 2004, two days before her 92nd…