I think we need a new conversation about wine quality.

Wine quality is not about a high score from critics. There are many quality wines that don’t receive high scores. And it isn’t about power, complexity, or balance. These standa...

90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petite Sirah, 2% Petit Verdot; aged 18 months in oak with 30% new American barrels; fruit from Allomi Vineyard at 750–900 feet in elevation near the base of Howell Mountain. Price in the $30-$40 range.

Napa Ca...

The world of food and wine runs on nostalgia. Wine perhaps more than food. The labels, the cellar lore, the talk of old vines and ancestral methods, the image of the vigneron out in the fog at dawn, hands stained purple by harvest ...

Yes. But not as much as people often assume.

In the United States, “Estate Bottled” is a legal term. It means the winery grew all the grapes on land it owns or controls, those grapes came from within the labeled AVA, the winery is located in...

It has long been my view that variation is the lifeblood of wine. Without variation, wine would have no intellectual pull, no mystery, no reason to study it, and very little reason to love it beyond simple refreshment. What keeps wine alive ...