Month: March 2013

WE WERE ON A ROAD TRIP recently that took us from New Orleans to St. Augustine, FL and thence up through Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. It was an eye-opener for … Does this wine make my butt look big?Read more

I WENT OUT ON A LIMB last week trying to come to terms with what quality amounts to in wine – in some cases backing into it by suggesting what quality … <span class="entry-title-primary">What makes it good?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Part Two</span>Read more

THE BELIEF THAT A FORTUITOUSLY-SITED vineyard can consistently produce wines of exceptional quality is at the very root of the notion of cru and appears to reach back to Pharaonic times. … <span class="entry-title-primary">What makes it good?</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Part One</span>Read more