California’s Grand Cru Vineyards Emerge
Vineyard designations are common in France, but they are now becoming more accepted in California, too. An informal Grand Cru...
Year: 2021
Structure, Balance and Great Promise: The 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur
Bordeaux is on a roll. The 2020 vintage is the third in a trilogy of great years. While 2018 wines...
The New Generation of Vintners Reviving Los Angeles’ Wine Heritage
The Los Angeles basin was California’s first wine country, with tens of thousands of vineyard acres and hundreds of wineries...
The Coolest Cult Whiskeys May Come From a Corporate Warehouse, But No One Cares
In late April, the Instagram account @youwouldhateit, which satirizes the whiskey industry, set its sights on a red-hot cult Bourbon,...
Are We Entering the Post-Natural Wine Era?
Twenty years ago, what we consider today as “natural wine” was hardly known. It was a niche movement that existed...
Trek and Taste: Five National Parks Near Wine Country
In an era of shrinking wilderness, it seems downright visionary that early U.S. presidents put pen to paper to protect...
The Surprising Story of Oregon’s Other Pinot
Wines that are rising stars or fallen angels often reflect sales trends. They can impact consumer perceptions of a particular...
Climate Challenge for German Riesling
Warming wine regions are leaving some German growers contemplating replacing traditional varieties with something very different. Climate change has had...
Amid Climate Change, Napa Goes Beyond Cabernet
Once upon a time, Americans struggled to pronounce words like “Cabernet Sauvignon” and “Petit Verdot.” Might we struggle soon with...
Budapest’s Natural Wine Scene Embraces Hungary’s Roots
In fall 2019, Máté Szekeres and Regina Ujszászi opened Portobello, a minimalist, contemporary space on a quiet corner in Budapest’s...
