Merry Christmas! I appointed myself Santa’s personal wine assistant. And as such I was able to take a look at the wine industry’s Naughty and...

Not all wine dinners are created equal. There are some good ones, some great ones – and then there are the unforgettable ones. I was...

The boundaries between dry and sweet wines are much more blurred today than I can remember. Moscato d’Asti is the rage, and sweet red wines...

The holiday season is in full swing, and if you’re like me there will be Champagne flowing at every party that you attend. Champagne is...

I’ve recently been asked about the extremes of oenophilia that I have experience through my career, so I thought I would share them here. *...

This is Thanksgiving week! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. Christmas is more important, but Thanksgiving does-n’t come with the same stress that...

I just finished teaching the introductory course for the Court of Master Sommeliers along with three fellow Masters, and I am amazed at how quickly...

I would like to think that everyone has a seminal moment or epiphany in their lives when they realize just what they want to do...

Halloween is here, and I was thinking about the bloodiest, gutsy red wines that I could recommend. But that sounded too ordinary and run-of-the-mill. Any...

I was sitting next to a campfire on the beach after a day of playing in the sand and water. The fire’s smoke wafted this...