Wind, Water, and Long Island’s Wealth of Wines
Visitors to Manhattan from afar touch ground first on Long Island, at La Guardia or Kennedy airports. Few realize that…
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The Extremists of the Extreme Sonoma Coast
The instructions were clear: Drive on, even when the tarmac ends. The vineyards of the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA are really…
The World of Fine Wine 50th Edition Anniversary Dinner
The World of Fine Wine will be celebrating its 50th issue on Monday 30th November by hosting an exclusive dinner…
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1996 Burgundy: Bottling it
But of all the reproaches leveled at me, the most unreasonable (especially when they come from professionals) concern the 1996…
Unspittably Grand
Alas, the owning and drinking ideal, for a number of uninteresting reasons, isn’t always attainable-hence a change of policy: “one…
Wine and the Mists of the Distant Past: Geological Time Explained
“The area’s best vineyards are on Turonian soils.” “The wine’s secret is the gray — blue Devonian slate.” “Our Shiraz…
Uco Valley Reds on the up in the Andes
You know a wine region has arrived when estate agents start promoting it as a “lifestyle destination,” as well as…
On Keeping Keller’s Cellar
Chef Thomas Keller told me years ago, “Take care of the guests, and everything else will take care of itself.”…
