Ethos Priorat Elizabeth Hecker (forward by Andrew Jefford) Two new books landed on my porch the last few days, and they are as different...

If I remember correctly, David Pehu was acquainted with Elisabeth Chartogne, and asked through her whether he could get me samples to...

I pre-ordered this book the very second I learned of its existence. It’s Jefford’s first book since The New France, and it collects...

“Shamelessly” because, you know, reminiscences. Let me show you my vacation pictures! Here’s a totes cute thing my cat did! I have a...

I’ve published tasting sketches from my trip to Germany and Champagne in May, but the real purpose of that trip was sentimental. The...

NEW CHAMPAGNE GLASSES: Laurent Champs knows I like tasting from different glasses, and among the various stems he pulled from his...

The wines improved so much over 3-4 days that I almost went back and re-wrote my first notes. Almost. Ultimately I felt it made no sense...

At Champagne Lallement, they were enjoying the robust business everyone was enjoying in Champagne. Their first-born, Victor, was grown up...

First, a small note. These visit impressions will be out of sequence depending on whether I wrote notes directly into the computer – the...

These are quick and dirty impressions of wines I’ll taste in detail later in the year. The notes are by no means definitive, nor was I...