Napa Valley Cabernets have and always will be compared to Bordeaux wines in terms of price, grandeur and, less fairly, in style and flavor. While...

Everyone loves a good birthday party – or maybe not. I know a lot of people who for one reason or another don’t like to...

I recently returned from a trip to Napa Valley with a grim observation. I believe that most drinkers no longer know what a “classic” Cabernet...

Believe it or not, sommeliers are not the most beloved people in the wine business. Consumers sometimes treat us with distrust, disdain and even fear....

One night I was having dinner at a restaurant, not really paying too close attention to the food and wine pairings. I had just ordered...

When you are drinking wine in a restaurant and you don’t finish the bottle, what do you do with it? I’m a wine conservationist, but...

What is the deal with Malbec? I’m serious. I know everyone is talking about it as if it is the second coming of Shiraz, but...

There are three words that always excite me in terms of places to stay in world and travel: Four Seasons Resorts. The name is synonymous...

Two Buck Chuck is back! It has undergone some name changes and the price, inevitably (with inflation and rising energy costs) has gone up just...