Sommelière in New York
Heading back to my hotel, I realized that if I hadn’t been forced to be “off the floor,” this much-needed…
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One Dish, One Wine
With its trademark crispy skin and umami-rich meat, Peking duck is one of the most celebrated dishes of China. Chef…
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…
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…
