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Carignan, Hipster Wine
When Diesel - the ultra trendy purveyor of $300 (₤160) jeans - decided to get into the wine business this year with equally expensive wines,...
You say Laguiole, I say Lah-yole
If you’ve caught the wine bug hard, the need to purchase a Laguiole corkscrew may have set in. You may already own one. Simply put,...
How We Rate Wines (and Other Things)
Note: the bulk of this article is an accompanying chart that compares the major scoring systems now used, from 3 stars to 100 point...
Icons of Sauvignon Blanc
It’s a funny coincidence to have a Sauvignon Blanc tasting just when a mainstream wine writer is completely trashing the grape: “For years, this offensively...
Speaking of Terroirists . . .
Can't tell the difference between a Régnié and a Juliénas? Chénas and Fleurie have you flummoxed? Does Beaujolais just all taste the same? If you've...
The Ying and Yang of Wine Geeks
Photos from the 1st Birthday Party of the Wine Century Club have just be posted at the Wine Century Club's website
Stinky Wine?
Lemberger is probably not the best name for a wine. The first thing that springs to mind is a seriously stinky industrial cheese (Limberger). Something...
Wine from another Planet
I was very pleasantly surprised to find a selection of Domaine Viret at my local Lea and Sandeman’s here in London.