Pinot Grigio is the most popular imported white grape variety in the U.S. Frankly, I just don’t get it. It’s not aromatic and on the
Budget Wine: Challis Lane Merlot California 2012
We are all familiar with the type: reliable, competent, pleasant, polished, not a hair out of place, but unremarkable, with little to say, unoriginal, exceedingly
Trolling for Fry Bread
I’ve been trolling through Arizona looking for fry bread for the past week. See what I found at my travel blog Roving Decanter.
The Courage to Make Wine
While working on our forthcoming San Diego Wine Guide, we had the opportunity to talk to many courageous winemakers who gave up lucrative, comfortable careers
Pushing Back Against the Green-Eyed Jealous Monster
Skepticism about the value of wine criticism is ubiquitous, as I detailed in this post last month. But pushback against the wine-tasting-is-bunk meme is gathering
Aging Report: Borgogno Riserva Barolo Piemonte 1967
Wine is extraordinary because, unlike other foods and beverages, it can improve with age. The best reason to drink aged wines is that they develop
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 