Ahh, the 100-point system for scoring wine. Is there a taller lightning rod in wine circles than its ubiquity and...
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Kevin Day is a Denver-based wine writer and photographer with a special focus on Italian and French wines. He is an Italian and French Wine Scholar™ with Highest Honors, a shortlisted nominee for the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards (Emerging Wine Writer 2019), and a member of the Circle of Wine Writers. He is the founder and main writer behind the popular wine website Opening a Bottle, which is supported by subscribers. He lives in Colorado.
The Dark Beast of Italian Wine
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a former colleague and friend, and the subject of traveling around France...
Now's the Season to Drink France's Finest Rosé
I’ve been ignoring New World wines on Opening a Bottle lately, probably because I’m going through a roots phase with France and Italy...
First ... a Tangent
As much as we talk about terroir, it is hard to find. Not here.
This past winter, I rediscovered Syrah via the red wines of the Northern Rhône River, most notably the barely-in-my-price-range wines...
Some styles of wine have a clear echelon of quality, while others require a bit more triangulation to figure out. The...
Weeknights at home seem to be the most fertile ground for experimental pairings. On Tuesday, my wife and I did...
Recommending wines and writing about them isn’t a new phenomenon. Just ask Pliny the Elder or Leonardo di Vinci about...
You Just Have to Hunt For It