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A look at the wines of Bizkaiko Txakolina 2025

by  |  07-05-2025

Don’t ask for the fizzy stuff… This was something of a mistake when I was tasting a selection of 10 wineries from the DO Bizkaiko Txakolina. The ‘fizzy stuff’ is the txakolina that most people... more »

Wines of Southern Rhône 2025

by  |  02-05-2025

The wines in this accompanying Tasting Report were tasted as part of the larger events in early March for Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas, and Cairanne. They’re being included here as it’s more or less part of the... more »

The wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2025

by  |  30-04-2025

This most recent visit to Châteauneuf-du-Pape follows along with those for the reports of Gigondas as well as Cairanne, all taking place in one very intense week in early March of this year. This latest... more »

The wines of Gigondas 2025

by  |  23-04-2025

The appellation of Gigondas has been quite active as of late in terms of changing their bylaws to meet the changes in the wine industry. One of the most visible aspects of this was the... more »

The wines of Cairanne 2025

by  |  21-04-2025

It seems like only a blink ago that I was publishing the first report on the wines of Cairanne. Despite not much time passing, I was quite excited by what I tasted last summer and... more »

AdegaMãe – Blanc de Blancs 2021

by  |  17-04-2025

I came for a cocktail, but I drank the bubbly. Finding a proper wine bar in any town with a beach is a wanting proposition. If you go to somewhere like Dubrovnik, I can’t emphasize... more »

A wine writer needs a wine education

by  |  15-04-2025 ~ 6 Comments

My good friend and well-respected drinks writer, Henry Jeffreys recently wrote an engaging post titled, “Do wine writers need qualifications?” It rightly gained a great deal of attention given that both the "writing" and "education"... more »

The wines of Madeira 2025

by  |  10-04-2025

If you’re not going up the side of a mountain in Madeira, then you’re most likely sitting in the water. I live in the mountains, but I’ve rarely seen such an extreme and vertiginous landscape... more »

Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2020

by  |  08-04-2025

I never get tired of the Super Tuscan story. Traveling around various wine regions throughout the years, I’ve encountered no end of winemakers who’ve decided to invest heavily in French varieties for any number of... more »

Connecting shores: The 1st Mediterranean Wine Symposium

by  |  03-04-2025

It goes without saying that the Mediterranean Sea is a tremendously large body of water. As it spans some 3,700km, forming the southern boundary of what we define as “Europe”, its waters shimmer with undulations... more »