Why you should give cabernet franc, cab sauv’s parent grape, a try
This is a case in which the kid outshines the parent — becomes more popular, more universally beloved, more powerful, more worldly. That is the way it’s supposed to be,...
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Crus Bourgeois du Medoc wines offer excellent values from prestigious Bordeaux
Branding is powerful, and sometimes that power seeps out, well beyond the reach of individual producers, no matter how powerful they happen to be in their own right. Think about...
To learn about wine, drink it — but there are other ways, too
To paraphrase a saying in the wine world, particularly in the segment focused on teaching and learning, “the best way to learn about wine is to drink it.” Recently, at...
The wines of Texas are just like the state: Big, bold and intriguing
There are a handful of places in the United States that, at the mere mention of their names, conjure up clear images of what they are all about. We have...
Skip the cocktail sauce. These 5 white wines are the ultimate oyster partners
It’s that time of year again, September, and the oyster’s favorite letter is “R.” Or at least it used to be. There was a time when the prevailing wisdom in...
Trentodoc is the budget answer to Champagne you need to know
One of the world’s best sparkling wine regions is 25 years old this year. Well, sort of. It’s called Trento DOC (Denominazione di origine controllata), and it lies within the...
Offering a range of styles and flavors, riesling is the wine lover’s wine
There are a few things about riesling that we can count on for sure. One is that it is pronounced “REECE-ling,” with an “s” sound and not a “z” sound....
Clink glasses full of red with your comrades for Labor Day
In theory there are no wine-drinking seasons. You could say that late November is Beaujolais nouveau-drinking season — current vintages are released at that time of year, of course —...
Travel via wines from unlikely places
While waiting in an Indian BYO restaurant earlier this year, three of us sipped wine while we waited for the fourth member of our party. When she arrived, I poured...
Velvety, bright, flabby: Stop to consider how wine feels
Road builders and skin care professionals probably spend a fair amount of time thinking about how they can bring some smoothness to whatever it is they’re working on, but the...