Yes, half bottles (375 milliliters, 12.68 ounces) cost slightly more than half the price of full bottles, but a half bottle allows us to experience two different wines in an evening without having to worry about leftovers.
Celebrities are touting their "clean wines." Is it anything more than a marketing ploy? The short answer is: no.
Zinfandel is California’s grape and Zins pair beautifully with California's summer pastime: grilling.
Trying to put a single number on the quality of a vintage covering large wine regions is fraught with generalizations that obviate usefulness.
Meet the wines of Gernot Heinrich and Paul Achs, two major wine producers in Burgenland, the easternmost and least populous state of Austria.
For a Zoom tasting, a group of wine writers each shared a favorite Gamay. The primary grape of the Beaujolais region in France, Gamay is also being made in the U.S.
The philosophy of Gérard Bertrand from the Languedoc region of France is to be in harmony with nature and l'art de vivre, which is reflected in his wine.
Allison Levine has discovered five things that are adding some joy to spending more time at home.
Saskia de Rothschild is focused on making Bordeaux more approachable and appeal to new generations of wine drinkers.
The commercial landscape world is where the proverbial ‘rubber meets the road’ scenario. We can all gawk at flowers in trial gardens and get a…
Bordeaux is among France's largest wine producing areas, and the city of Bordeaux is second only to Paris as the country's most visited.
Napa County Supervisors Diane Dillon and Brad Wagenknecht recently talked about their fall, taxpayer-funded trip to Bordeaux, France to repres…
This half-French fashion designer launched a namesake rose this summer. It’s a dry and aromatic blend made at Chateau Auguste in Bordeaux.
This week, Catherine Bugue tells us why we should wait before enjoying a 2011 vintage wine from St. Emilion France.
In a surreal setting — the secret library in a Sonoma mansion — many winemakers and wine enthusiasts gathered to taste a number of world-accla…
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series on French-born winemakers in Napa Valley.
Some in the upper echelons of government may still doubt human-caused climate change, but there are few such skeptics in the world’s vineyards…
The 2016 vintage in Bordeaux had all the ideal conditions for a healthy growing season. Rain during the first three months, along with a recor…
The wines of Bordeaux are widely accepted as being among the world’s finest, most popular and, in some cases, also the most expensive. Last we…
Pope Valley may be a little more remote than other AVAs in Napa Valley, but that hasn’t stopped one winemaker in the region from gaining an audience.
Shadybrook Estate is on a short list of the most beautiful places to visit in Napa. On the outdoor patio, private tables are chicly adorned, a…
As we look back at history, we can always find markers where something shifted and altered the future. Each of these significant markers have …
In the next few weeks, wine collectors, importers, retailers and writers will flock to Bordeaux for “en primeurs,” the annual ritual of tastin…
The 2015 and 2016 vintages of Bordeaux’ “petit chateau” are kind of like when a patisserie presents a platter of caneles, the small rum-flavor…
Affordable and Bordeaux are not two words that typically go hand in hand. Bordeaux is perceived as intimidating, complex and stuffy. First Gro…
