Looking at a wine atlas map of France, it would seem that nearly the entire eastern portion of the country is buried...
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Spain's Delicious Alternative to Chardonnay
Tuscany’s history is a rich tapestry of invasion and conquest. Of city-states — such as Firenze (Florence), Siena, Lucca and Pisa — struggling...
So I had fun this year. Presenting our list of the best wines of 2015. What started as an exercise...
Not that it matters ... or does it?
When I started Opening a Bottle last year, I didn’t realize that I would get the chance to meet so many...
Buying solely on curiosity, I picked up a bottle of Rojac Istra Refošk at the Wine Cellars of Stapleton a few weeks...
A conversation with Luca Currado on Piedmont's "White Nebbiolo"
This past winter, I rediscovered Syrah via the red wines of the Northern Rhône River, most notably the barely-in-my-price-range wines...
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a former colleague and friend, and the subject of traveling around France...
First ... a Tangent
Maybe its my inner contrarian, but I like “unmarketable” wine grapes from the start. You know the grapes I mean: obscure,...