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James Laube
A California Rhône Ranger Bids Adieu
Posted: 03:01 PM ET, 12/01/08
One of California’s true grit Rhône Rangers is turning in his badge and heading for greener pastures.
A double whammy slammed Mat Garretson. The wine business was tough enough, but work weeks on the road selling his wines cut sharply into family time. Read more
James Molesworth
What Do I Drink Outside of the Office? You Might Be Surprised to Find Out
Posted: 10:42 AM ET, 12/01/08
One of the questions I’m often asked by folks is, do I only drink the wines I rate highly? (And they typically mean 90 points or better, if not 95-plus, when they ask this question.)
The answer often surprises them: No, I don’t. Read more
Harvey Steiman
Things to Be Thankful For
Posted: 12:59 PM ET, 11/26/08
Remembering that the purpose of Thanksgiving Day actually is to give thanks for what we have and share it with friends and family, not just eat a ton of turkey and nap through a football game on TV, I have been adding things up in my mind.
Like everyone else, I am daunted by the current financial crisis, which threatens to change our standards of living for some time to come. Read more
2008 Harvest
Making Mourvèdre—Day 12
Posted: 11:07 AM ET, 11/26/08
Posted by Brian Loring
November 10: Fermentation is in full swing. The CO2 generated by the yeast lifts the skins to the surface to form what’s called the cap. Read more
James Suckling
The New Deal: A Drinker's Market
Posted: 10:11 AM ET, 11/26/08
The figures are mind-boggling. I read the International Herald Tribune every day, and I just can't get my head around the amount of money our government is spending to try to right a completely broken financial system. Read more
Bruce Sanderson
Where Have All the Diners Gone?
Posted: 08:40 AM ET, 11/26/08
I had a fabulous lunch at Oviedo Monday. Chipirones a la plancha and the unbelievably tender and delicately flavored Scottish Black Face lamb from La Biznaguita farm.
The wine I ordered was less impressive: Bodega Mendel’s Unus Mendoza 2005 (218 pesos, about US$65). Read more
James Molesworth
The Turkey Day Wine Lineup
Posted: 04:02 PM ET, 11/25/08
Well, my post prior to last year's Thanksgiving seemed to pull people out of the woodwork, so we might as well make it an annual thing.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday: football and food stretched out over a few days. For the main event on Thursday evening, the menu is pretty standard. Read more
James Laube
Thanksgiving Brunch and Grill with Ernest Gallo
Posted: 03:14 PM ET, 11/25/08
A few years ago, when I had relatives living in Modesto, Calif., I had a most unusual Thanksgiving Day brunch with Ernest Gallo at his home in that San Joaquin Valley city.
He and I had been talking about wine matters one day and he asked me when I would next be in Modesto. Read more
James Molesworth
Saint Bart's Day 3: All Rosé, All the Time
Posted: 01:56 AM ET, 11/25/08
After breakfast, Nancy kept her promise to me to return to Absolutely Wine, where we grabbed another bottle before heading to the beach at Les Salines. Luckily owner Jean-Baptist Barre had two plastic cups for us, his last two. I opted this time for a bottle of the Domaine de Rimauresq Côtes de Provence Rosé R 2007 (made from a blend of the estate’s old-vine Grenache and Cinsault, along with some Tibouren and Rolle). Read more
2008 Harvest
Tuscan Vineyards Need Watching Year-Round
Posted: 06:09 PM ET, 11/24/08
Posted by Barbara Kronenberg-Widmer
Once harvest is completed, you might think that the work in the vineyards comes to a standstill. The grapes are all in the cellar, and we can't start pruning the vines after they have lost all their leaves and after their sap has retreated back into the roots and they go into "hibernation. Read more
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