10 Reasons To Drink Tokaji
Tokaji has an identity crisis. You may have never heard about wines from this area of eastern Hungary. They are white wines and mostly all are sweet. And sweet wines are hard sell. Yet the…
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Hungary’s Tokaji: The Oldest of the Old World Wine
In the wine world we talk about the old world and the new world. The old world is basically Europe – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, etc. The new world is just about everywhere else –…
Women of the Vine Global Symposium: A Gathering in Napa Valley
Deborah Brenner is a connector. She wrote the book “Women of the Vine” in 2006 about women’s roles the wine industry, and ever since, she’s been bringing women together to further their careers in the…
Discovering The Essence of Wine
When you put your nose in a glass, you may love what you smell, but how often are you at a loss to describe that essence, that bouquet? Ah, the mystery of our sense of…
The Bitters Truth
A jigger of rye, a pour of coffee liqueur — Stephen Shelton mixes it up at Los Gatos’ Lexington House, concocting a smoky libation called Cocktails & Cigarettes. He stirs, he pours and then, with…
Meet Georges Duboeuf, the Champion of Beaujolais
Georges Duboeuf is a modest man. He is modest in stature and rather reserved, in an elegant, French way. He is extremely modest about his contributions to the international wine world, of which championing Beaujolais —…
The WineFashionista Guide to the Best Wine Holiday Gifts
‘Tis the season and time for holiday gift recommendations. What to get the wine lover in your life? Not the same old same old. I’ve been looking all year for the coolest, most unique –…
Indie Wines – The Paso Garagiste Festival 2014
I recently returned from two days at the Paso Garagiste Festival. This is the event’s fourth year, and it has grown leaps and bounds since I wrote about the inaugural event in 2011. That year, 44…
There’s More to Beaujolais than Beaujolais Nouveau (Part Deux)
As the world gets ready to celebrate the arrival of the 2014 Beaujolais Nouveau, it’s a good time to turn the spotlight on this region’s wines, especially the complex, aromatic and fascinating wines of the…
There’s More to Beaujolais than Beaujolais Nouveau (Part Une)
November in the wine world means time for Beaujolais Nouveau, with all the pomp and circumstance and celebration surrounding the release of this wine around the world. Legally it cannot be released until 12:01 am…