Perhaps you’ve heard, there’s been, yet again, devastating early frosts throughout France and in other parts of Europe, such as Northern Italy. This was very early on in the vintage, at... read more →
Today is the very remarkable Becky Wasserman Hones' birthday. Being stuck here instead of over there in France where I should be, she is fiercely on my mind. Our connection... read more →
It’s the end of the year and I should be bringing glad tidings and happy wishes for the Solstice. I should try to scrounge up some of the... read more →
Several years back I went to visit a majestic place in Cahors, Chateau Lagrezette, and had, well, a very significant ghost sighting that still raises the hair on my arms. ... read more →
In this week's The Feiring Line Newsletter, writer and professor, Dinkinish O'Connor published her essay on racism in the wine world and the little-discussed slave connection in Bordeaux. Here is... read more →
I don’t know about you, but nebbiolo by any name is close to my heart. That’s why I’m taking my time with these stories I'm telling in my newsletter about... read more →
Is wine essential? In times like these, hell yeah, more than ever. Okay, so is scotch, gin, mezcal, chacha, tequila and vodka (even if only as a disinfectant).... read more →
Mascot from this year’s Dive Bouteille. Care to guess the meaning? Are tastings about to go the way of dinosaurs? I started to write this letter to you on the... read more →
What happened to my promised summary of the decade round-up? Writer’s block. I still have it. But here’s the overview: The Battle for Wine and Love came out in paperback in 2009.... read more →
A while back I was asked to preside over a natural wine competition. I agreed but refused to score the wines, as most competitions do. So I devised my own scale. My... read more →