We wine lovers have our rituals. We love our rituals. And I imagine there are none we love more than to open the first bottle of the...

What are we to make of this business of different glasses giving different “interpretations” of a wine?

I suppose the simple answer is, too good for what? And then I guess, for the purpose we intended to put it to. The bottle giving rise to...

I heard this morning that Klaus Neckerauer had died. I’m taken aback by how strongly it’s making me feel. My younger readers don’t know...

One wonders. On one side you have the arcane (albeit often fascinating) geekery most dramatically typified by the “somm” community. And...

I grabbed a bottle of Carl Loewen’s 2016 Estate Riesling a couple nights ago, and as we were drinking it (and loving it to pieces) I...

I had a chance to test this glass while Skurniks (with whom I was associated for many years) were considering becoming the importer. ...

In these social-distancing days the green spaces have been mobbed, especially in good weather. Our usual walking venue (Harvard’s Arnold...