Ode to Burgundy

Date: Tue, Mar 9, 2010 Wine Tasting

As some of you may have guessed from my column this week in the newspaper, I love Burgundy. I love to drink it, think about it, talk about it and write about it.

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A Non-Action Approach to Wine Making

Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 Wine Tasting

A profile on Paul Draper, the chief executive and winemaker at Ridge Vineyards, and his approach to wine making.

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Chilean Wine Industry Damaged by Quake

Date: Mon, Mar 1, 2010 Wine Tasting

Many facilities in the Chilean wine industry were damaged by the earthquake, though specifics were hard to come by as wineries were still assessing the aftermath.

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The Argument for Boxed Wine

Date: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 Wine Tasting

The perception that boxed wine is poor quality might be changing.

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Tasting Belgian Golden Ales

Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

A panel tastes a buffet of Belgian-style golden ales.

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The Case of the Fraudulent Pinot Noir

Date: Fri, Feb 19, 2010 Wine Tasting

According to Decanter.com, a group from the Languedoc wine industry has been found guilty of selling fraudulent Pinot Noir to E. & J. Gallo.

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On Asimov's Tail

Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 Wine Tasting

WineChap.com now provides a useful service, flatteringly called On Asimov's Tail, which tracks wines mentioned in Eric Asimov's column.

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Antipodal Tipples

Date: Tue, Feb 16, 2010 Wine Tasting

Thinking of the antipodes, while enjoying antipodal weather in Napa.

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In Wine, Celebrating Differences

Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2010 Wine Tasting

Cory Cartwright considers how fragile diversity is in the wine world.

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Hungarians Worth Knowing

Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2010 Wine Tasting

Getting to know dry Hungarian wines.

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The Case of the Fake Pinot, or Thousands of Cases of It

Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2010 Wine Tasting

A French court is hearing the case of 13 people in the French wine trade who have been charged with selling Gallo 3.57 million gallons of wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon region that was labeled as pinot noir but was in fact made from cheaper grapes.

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