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...
This past winter, I rediscovered Syrah via the red wines of the Northern Rhône River, most notably the barely-in-my-price-range wines...
Ahh, the 100-point system for scoring wine. Is there a taller lightning rod in wine circles than its ubiquity and...
Here’s a ridiculously complicated, nuanced topic I could never cover in a single blog post: Pinot Noir from Burgundy vs....
When I started Opening a Bottle last year, I didn’t realize that I would get the chance to meet so many...
On a rainy day in June 2013, my wife and I drove into Philo, California after a swing through the Navarro...
In Which Opening a Special Wine is Not About the Wine At All
Why do we buy the wine we buy? What are our motivations in selecting this bottle instead of that bottle?...
Here’s a little story that — in its own little way — sums up the differences between winemaking in the...
Last week, I did a second tour in two years through the Willamette Valley of Oregon. While this was a family...
On our recent trip to Oregon, my family and I arrived in the Willamette Valley on Father’s Day. The valley...