What We’re Drinking – Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc David Honig February 7, 2015 Tasting Notes Next year this bottle will be old enough to drive. Don't wait. It's drinking great now.
From Tito to Tatjana: A Slovenian family reclaims its heritage W. Blake Gray January 20, 2015 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 1 Comment Two years ago I happened upon a terrific story about a post-Communist comeback, of a family reclaiming its heritage after a Marxist dictator took it away. I'm sorry it took me so long to tell it, but better late than never.
The ones that (nearly) got away Simon Woolf January 15, 2015 Columns, Simon Woolf, Wine Spotlight 1 Comment Tasting somewhere north of 1,000 wines a year means that inevitably some very good bottles get overlooked. This is a quick round up of some gems I encountered last year, and failed to adequately report.
In praise of the “mouth rinse” W. Blake Gray December 15, 2014 Columns, Features, W. Blake Gray 1 Comment Kermit Lynch once described a wine he imported as "a mouth rinse." He meant it as praise.
What kind of parents are grapevines? (Or, do higher yields mean lower quality?) Erika Szymanski October 13, 2014 Erika Szymanski, Features, Wine Science 3 Comments Many factors influence wine quality beyond high or low yield.
When your iconic wine is everything: Washington’s diversity issue Erika Szymanski April 13, 2014 The Wine World 1 Comment Maybe I’d hate to see that tiny little plot of odd vines uprooted to make room for more really excellent Merlot. The preservation of the good of a few over achieving the best good of the many? Maybe, but Americans long ago decided that diversity is good for everyone.
2013 Tabor Winery “Adama” Sauvignon Blanc David Honig April 10, 2014 Tasting Notes The "Adama" Sauvignon Blanc comes from 30 year old vines grown in chalky soil in the Kfar Tabor area of Israel. Drink with stuffed flounder with hollandaise sauce. Highly Recommended. 90 points.
Wine from the Holy Land, at Your Door David Honig April 8, 2014 Tasting Notes, The Wine World Twenty years ago there was only a handful of Israeli wines, and very few of interest to the international consumer. Today, there are 300 different...
