A Total Abandonment of Principles, Courtesy of The Inn at Port Ludlow and Alexandria Nicole Cellars
Finally…the single most important consideration in choosing your big wine dinner: Realistic Expectations.
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Beer, Wine, & Spirits: The Good, The Bad, and The Big Fat Middle
By far, the largest sub-group of American Indie/craft breweries is the one for which I’ve borrowed a term from my pals Chris Carter and Doug Baldwin: “A-ight”
Concannon Vineyards: Shocked on Tesla Road
Concannon Vineyards is one of the most emphatic and pleasurable shocks I’ve been given in my last ten years as a wine writer
Doug McCrea: A Small Paean and a Large Plea For Ideas
Doug McCrea has earned the respect of winemakers across this entire country, has made an extraordinary and incalculable contribution to whatever Washington wine has evolved into, here in 2018.
French Wine, French DNA, and a Little French Bulldog
FACT: IF you are really devoted to actually being – as opposed to pretending to be – a highly-knowledgeable wine connoisseur, there is no such thing as a shortcut.
Vilarnau Cava: An Elegantly Stated Case for Sparkling Wine Value
What you’re going to get for a shockingly measly outlay is one of those rare chances to buy cheap what should sell dear.
Psagot Winery “Edom”: Israeli Wines Are For Real
Psagot Winery and Ya’acov Oryah are The Real Deal and “Edom” is a blended red that outruns that prosaic description by miles.
Walla Walla Vintners: A New Look at a Washington Legend
One of the most respected wineries in the Pacific Northwest…that you may well know NOTHING about!
