Just as dogs seem to take on the characteristics of their owners, perhaps wine takes on the characteristics of the winemaker. But can grapevines take
On The Road Again
After 5 weeks, 78 winery visits, and about 550 wines tasted (yes we spit), the research for our guide to the Willamette Valley is finished.
Budget Wine: Alto Real Roble Bullas 2010
Wild, wild Monastrell (Mourvedre if you’re French). If you like structured wines with a bit of toughness (I do) you will like this. There is
Sweet Reason
Here is a little mental misdirection for a Thursday. If you drink aged dessert wines you’ve probably noticed that as a wine ages it seems
Wine Review: Piluso Vineyard Gamay Noir Willamette Valley 2011
The Gamay varietal is famous for producing the simple, light wines of Beaujolais, a wine region consisting of 10 villages just north of Lyon, France.
In Defense of Tasting Notes
Every summer, it seems, the wine blogosphere contracts a case of morose self-reflection and finds some esoteric issue to endlessly fret about—the objectivity of wine
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 