Passover 2016 The night before Passover, about to dip a hunk of sourdough into olive oil, I started to smell a memory; hunting through the darkened house with my grandfather... read more →
I captured this from a post on Twitter and immediately caught the problems. Can you? I can't remember the last time I had a prosecco that was aromatic. Glera is... read more →
Live near Concord? Come spend the evening with me and the wine curious on March 1. Two more seats to fill at the seminar at West Concord Wines and Spirits.... read more →
So, it was classic. I was unwashed and undressed working at my desk when all my phones started to ring. I finally picked up and it was the producer from The... read more →
A while back I searched Burgundy to find the new pulse. What I discovered was a quiet revolution encompassing younger and older generations who were speaking common languages. I loved... read more →
Looking back, it was only the Piemonte moments that went untold. Why? Perhaps there were just too many of them in a week. And each one deserved more time, so... read more →
So many, and now I’m racing. Pascaline and I traveled west from Soave to Piemonte. Sigh. Is there a more beautiful place in the spring? So damned optimistic. Puffs of... read more →
In the area of Soave, where rarely an honest wine grows, there is a true defender of garganega. Hello madman Filippo Filippi. He lives and works the vines on the... read more →
On the way to the Salon from La Dive I took a little detour to see where François Saint-Lô perform his vini-magique—especially chenin blanc. I’ve been to a lot of Loire... read more →
Joe Dressner gets all of the credit for being the first importer of natural wine. But meanwhile, up in Rockland, Maine, Paul Chartrand Imports had to deal with idiots calling his... read more →