“I want to know what the wines taste like!” said a reader about a recent column I had written describing how different appellations and their geography impact the wines that are grown in them. I get ...

No, it’s not that simple. Reviews and reviewers vary in their approach. To be fair, so do wines. Some wines have a dominating feature with details that emerge on the finish. Others might build into a ...

In recent years, coffee has transcended its role, from a morning starter into a sensory-rich experience. As connoisseurs dissect its tasting notes, trace its geographic roots, and even debate brewing ...

Wine snobs often use odd terms to describe wines. We’ve all see a parody of the wine snob: an erudite personage, probably fancily dressed, holding the stemware just so and making declarations of ...

The Wine School of Philadelphia has launched its latest venture: the “After Wine School” podcast. Hosted by school founder Keith Wallace with appearances by school Director of Wine Education Alana ...

For background details on this vintage see Barolo 2022 – vintage report. Above, the Lazzarito vineyard with the Alps in the ...

Let’s shake things up a bit. The tasting notes you’ll find in this article are not the tasting notes you might be used to hearing. Rather than the heavy, serious, pretentious words that are often ...

When I started writing this weekly wine column nine years ago this month, I had one goal in mind – to let people know about great, affordable wines. Nearly a decade later, that goal remains the same.