Grapevine

In the long history of wine production and consumption, the United States has played a very minor role. Cultivated grapes have been grown, and wine produced, for millennia. Recently discovered remnants of a winery in Armenia are believed to be

In previous columns I’ve been an advocate for the moderate consumption of wine. I’ve presented the benefits and rarely focused on the negative aspects. (Isn’t there always a counterargument these days concerning the benefits or detriments of any form of

Cooking at home has become popular during our months-old sheltering-in-place lifestyle. And so has consuming wine, often at table while enjoying the latest inspired meal we’ve self-created or re-created from the many media sources available to us.    Enjoying this

Chianti. Utterance of the word evokes fond memories of a place and time. Of indelibly etched meals enjoyed on a patio overlooking rolling hills of vineyards. Of trattoria house wines, at times sans label, always delightful and always paired perfectly

We’ve all gone through the difficulties of isolation, sheltering and distancing for the past four months. Many of us have adapted well, including learning to work remotely. Others have been under considerable stress, whether dealing with unemployment or confronting life-and-death

I’m a firm believer in the influence of terroir (pronounced tair-wahr) on wine. This term encapsulates the specific local conditions having an impact on the final product in a bottle of wine: the geology of the soil; the sun exposure

I’ve been penning this column for over 12 years and I’ve enjoyed presenting readers with diverse wine topics. While rambling through my archived columns during this pandemic, I came across a column I thought might be enjoyable to my readers.

Whatever happened to the artisanal goods of years past? Where have the locally grown and produced products gone? In spite of all the talk these days about farm-to-table and farmers markets, the vast majority of products we purchase and consume