Over the weekend, I was enjoying a glass of Zinfandel for the first time in a long time. I began to contemplate an element of Zinfandel other than its terroir and unique flavor profile – its place in the grand
Read MoreRecently, our family came over for dinner (first time in a long pandemic-time) and we were enjoying one of my wife’s new chicken recipes and a bottle of Austrian Grüner Veltliner. My granddaughter noticed the wine bottle on the table
Read MoreIn last week’s column I focused on the carbon footprint of shipping wine. This week my focus is on reducing the carbon footprint further, by changing the wine container. Slowly, but inexorably, the wine industry is moving to alternatives.
Read MoreThe impact of global warming, and its effects on the environment, continues to attract worldwide attention every day (whether embracing, doubting or refuting the headlines). Changes are afoot in our perception of global warming and climate change, be it short-term
Read MoreIf you’ve been following my recent columns, you know how well the United States is faring across the globe in the production and consumption of wine. From the back of the pack just 75 years ago, the United States has
Read MoreConsumers are increasingly aware of the nutritional and health values of unprocessed ingredients. They are seeking out products grown, raised or prepared as they were for centuries before the industrialization of food products, before the era of chemical fertilizers, herbicides
Read MoreMake no mistake. For a number of wines – regardless of the grape varietals or wine regions – the flavor and aroma profiles have changed over the course of this century. In the past, wines have been produced in a
Read MoreThis week we celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father, President – and acclaimed bon vivant. The occasion reminds me of a bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux wine purported to be owned by him that sold at auction
Read MoreYou sit down to a meal with a bottle of wine on your table. Have you ever thought how that bottle of wine arrived in your home? We’ve become accustomed, in this 21st year of the new century, to high-speed
Read MoreIn previous columns, I’ve focused on the marvels of the human senses and their influence on our perception of wine. It seems science has undertaken numerous studies to codify and standardize how we interface with wine. Of our five senses,
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