On Greek Wines, Tastings, Family and Sharing

Dorothy Gaiter
Features
7 min read
When John and I left The Wall Street Journal in 2009 after almost 12 years of writing our wine column, Tastings, we ended a marvelous run of working together: 32 years under the same roofs. During that time, we’d had a lot of lunches together in newspaper cafeterias or nearby,

Le Vieux Pin 2010 Syrah, Okanagan Valley

Remy Charest
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The emergence of syrah in Canada, and in particular in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, has been one of the most pleasant developments of the last few years, in Canada, and this wine is one of the finest examples of what that grape can do in that particular region. Born of

Gaglioppo: unique and profound wines from Calabria

Evan Dawson
Features
5 min read
One of the great pleasures of wine exploration is not just in encountering something new, but something special. Italy is full of something new. An inquisitive consumer can find dozens of new grape varieties to explore, red and white, fat and thin, rich and ripping. That's not a promise that

In Maryland, Blue Crabs, Natty Boh, and World-Class Wine

David White
Features
3 min read
"Wine is just too fancy for Maryland," explained Rob Deford, the owner of Boordy Vineyards in Baltimore County, as he discussed the local wine industry's challenges. "We eat crabs here; we drink beer." The audience at this year's Drink Local Wine conference chuckled in agreement. Blue crabs and Natty Boh