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Global Warming: Too Much of a Good Thing for Wine?
This article appearded in the August/September 2006 edition of Connections Magazine (Ireland) It must be getting hot in California wine country. Randall Grahm, rock-star winemaker...
A Little Closure
It seems like just a few years ago that the only quality wine makers using the screwcap (or Stelvin) were either in New Zealand or...
The Worst Wine Ever
We all know of course what the best wine of all time is. That would be the 1811 Chateau d'Yquem which was awarded 100 points...
Whining about London Wine Shops
This article accompanies the newly released Map of London Wine Shops Things aren't always what you expect. Moving to London last fall, I fully expected...
Down Under for Aussie Wine?
This article appearded in the June/July 2006 edition of Connections Magazine (Ireland) Well priced, massively fruit-forward, quaffable Australian wines seem fairly ubiquitous these days, and...
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Yes, it’s the Wine Century Club’s own lovely and zany Jennifer “Chotzi” Rosen posing with the official Wine Century Club Tastevin.
Wine’s Recent Ancient History
Although wine is an ancient drink, it’s surprising how very young our perception of it is. Just take a look at our “classic” wine references’...
Drink Georgian* Wine?
Last month, faster than Boris Yeltsin could say tough shitzki y’all, the Russian government pulled the plug on Georgian wine, banning all imports. Since Georgia...
Summertime for Riesling and Germany
Ten years ago. . . Man walks in to a wine shop and asks for a wine to go with a certain dish. The clerk...