A Year in Champagne lacks sparkle, info

Becky Sue Epstein
About
2 min read
I do hope that people who watch A Year in Champagne have seen this production company’s last feature, A Year in Burgundy. This Champagne film is like a Part Two in terms of wine education. It assumes a certain amount of wine knowledge. Drinking champagne is fun, glamorous, exciting. And

Will We Ever Get Burgundy Back in Our Glasses?

Gary Thomas
About
12 min read
We’ve loved and lost – but is there a glimmer of new hope now? I. The Affair and the Breakup I have loved Burgundy wines since I was knee-high to a jeroboam. They were the wines of my first bloom of vinous exploration (once I got past my Boone’s Farm

The Salami Vineyard and the ham reborn in wine

Elisabetta Tosi
Features
5 min read
Some days ago, on a cold morning, Eddy Marchi, a good friend of mine, rang me and asked, “Would you like to see something unusual?” “Of course,” I replied “What and where?” “Get ready, I’m coming to pick you up,” was all he said. A few minutes later, both of

What We’re Drinking – Napa by N.A.P.A.

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This curiously successful wine is a blend of five different grapes from four different vintages. It was broadly distributed as samples upon release in 2013, so we decided to hang on to a bottle to see how it lasted in the cellar. It did well. Cherries, graphite, and a hint