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"Four men will do anything to pass the most difficult test you've NEVER heard of," says a review in Rotten Tomatoes, about the movie Somm [...]

I have decided to take a short detour from wine every once in a while, to the closely related subject of food. Last night we [...]

There are times when the most memorable wine experiences occur in surprisingly unassuming circumstances. I was reminded of such a highlight from a recent 2012 [...]

Wine Spectator, an influential U.S. monthly, issues a yearly list of wine friendly restaurants. Entitled The Best Wine Lists of 2014, this year's edition just [...]

"This is a syrah oriented wine group," said Todd, a relative newcomer to our Friday night tastings. It was a surprising revelation.A large tasting had [...]

"Bad news," I said to a friend and fellow Bordeaux-lover, "Larcis Ducasse has been elevated to  Premier Grand Cru Classe status." It had caught my [...]

A recent Wall Street Journal article (5/31/2014) discussed the pros and cons of wine investing in a rather dry, technical exposition. Investing in wine? asked [...]

Does anyone find the various varietals that start with the word pinot confusing? I certainly was, for many years.They actually all are cousins originating from [...]

Our Friday night wine tasting group, free-style as it is, with anyone who wants to participate bringing any wine they wish, is sometimes conducive to [...]

At the luxurious Masseria Torre Maizza, a few kilometers inland from the scenic fishing village of Savelletri on the shores of the Adriatic, our knowledgeable [...]