Merlot has suffered the consequences of a world obsessed with the new and trendy. How unfashionable it has become to…
One of the signs of the evolution and maturation of a wine industry is the distinction within the country of…
Now this is amusing. “Old men in sports cars were beyond pity or comprehension. It was as if they’d paid…
Deep in the heart of Napa Valley is a winery with a musical soul. Arietta, the brainchild of Fritz and…
Why is it that being caught with a glass of White Zinfandel is like being caught staring at a computer…
Every now and again Mother Nature hands winegrowers an almost perfect hand. It doesn’t happen often but when it does…
There’s Merlot, then there’s Masseto. The admiral of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia’s red Tuscan armada (which includes, in ascending rank, Le Volte,…