Reflecting On Wine


Vouvray is named after a small village in France’s Loire Valley, Vouvray is steely and vivacious when young — some even call it “nervous” — but it is also among…

So many California wines have been bought by East Coast or European conglomerates, I’ve lost track of who owns what. But this week, five well-known Golden State wineries — Buena…

My great uncle once owned a winery in Napa Valley. I’ve not yet pinpointed its location. But it could have been along the storied Silverado Trail. In May, a new…

Leoville Las Cases is one of the vintage red wines in Medoc and a popular name in the world of Bordeaux wines. This red liquor is a perfect mixture of…

The Sebastiani Family has been feuding for decades. The knock-out punch was thrown a few days ago, when family members sold Sebastiani Vineyards to the Foley Wine Group of Los…

I just returned from the Finger Lakes Wine Festival in Watkins Glen, New York, one of the mega events for New York’s fastest growing wine region. After hours of sipping…