Coombsville could expand Napa terroir… but does it?

W. Blake Gray
Features
4 min read
There's really only one county in the U.S. where most Americans care about appellations: Napa. And to Napa Valley's credit, its appellations actually make more sense than almost anywhere else. So when Napa Valley added Coombsville as an appellation in 2011, it promised to be an area that actually has

Is it rude to be #social?

Simon J Woolf
Features
3 min read
Imagine this scene: you host an intimate dinner party for a few friends. The candles are lit, your best starched linen guilds the table and the guests are getting nicely oiled on your killer flirtinis. Out comes the starter – home made langoustine tortelloni served with a romesco sauce. Your guests

Book review: Eating Viet Nam

Gary Thomas
Wine Reviews
1 min read
BY: Graham Holliday, former Reuters correspondent, BBC journalism trainer, and author of the blog noodlepie WHAT: An English blogger/journalist goes on a culinary quest for the best street food in Vietnam. FOR WHOM: For foodies, world travelers (more adventurous ones) WHY: I loved this book, but must confess to a

The Some science behind canned wine

Erika Szymanski
Features
6 min read
You don't need me to tell you that canned wine is kind of hip. Chalk that up to a winning combination of novelty, extreme portability, and the kind of casual anti-snob vibe that appeals to young urbanites with disposable incomes these days. No real mystery that canned wine is hip,

Taittinger: The Restoration Vintage

Roger Morris
Feature Stories
3 min read
“My father didn’t really want to sell the business,” Vitalie Taittinger recalls.  “I think he felt a little shame, a lot of pain, that it wasn’t the courageous thing to do to sell the family heritage.  I was very sad for my father.” It was the summer of 2005, and

Sangiovese by Another Name: Morellino di Scansano

Tracy Ellen Kamens
Feature Stories
6 min read
For many, Sangiovese and Tuscany are practically synonymous. But, while Chianti and Brunello immediately spring to mind, the less familiar Morellino di Scansano offers equally enjoyable wines by another name. Situated in the Maremma province, in the southernmost part of Tuscany, the Morellino territory is nearly equidistant between Rome and