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Decanting Wine Jan. 09, 2024
All wines are "alive" — at least in the sense that they start out when they're young tasting f... Read More
Whites Over Reds Dec. 19, 2023
If you're planning to have a bottle of bubbly to celebrate the new year, chances are pretty good tha... Read More
Partner's Parents' Drinking Keeps Them From Their Granddaughter Dec. 09, 2023
Dear Annie: My partner and I were surprised to find ourselves expecting with my very loved rainbow b... Read More
Wine and Food Diversity Nov. 14, 2023
True wine lovers adore diversity in their wines as much as they love diversity in their foods. Yet t... Read More
Sweet Red Wines Oct. 24, 2023
All things change, and many of the changes may be seen only in retrospect. Some issues are in struct... Read More
Big Bottles Oct. 18, 2023
One of my worst days as a wine writer came about 10 years ago when I tried to lift a 12-bottle box o... Read More
Euro Versus Cali Oct. 10, 2023
California wine is basically all about sunlight and softness; most European wines are all about clou... Read More
Beaujolais Nouveau Oct. 03, 2023
Decades ago, if you said "Beaujolais nouveau" in a crowded theater, you might create a panic: Half t... Read More
Sauvignon Blanc Is Hot Sep. 26, 2023
In spite of the fact that there is so much wine in the world that wineries everywhere don't know wha... Read More
With Increasing Normalization of Marijuana, Pot-Lounge Proposal Makes Sense Aug. 30, 2023
There are all kinds of reasons to be apprehensive about proposals to allow pot-smoking lounges in St... Read More
Heavy Bottles Aug. 29, 2023
One of the worst trends in winemaking over the last 25 years is the ever-greater use of ultraheavy b... Read More
Do You Have Insomnia? Aug. 18, 2023
There used to be an old wives' tale that suggested older people needed a lot less sleep than younger... Read More
What's Happening to People? Aug. 17, 2023
America is the land of plenty, but to many, it's become a world of envy and anger. Nowadays, malcont... Read More
Bargain Wine Shopping Aug. 08, 2023
We've all faced this same dilemma: staring at a retail wine shop wall of wine bottles that carry lab... Read More
I Made a Really Bad Mistake and Now Feel Worthless Aug. 03, 2023
DR. WALLACE: Unfortunately, I'm addicted to a substance that I now know is not good for me. It's als... Read More
Wine Terminology Jul. 25, 2023
Beets, new-mown grass, sage, olives, gardenia, petroleum, strawberries. These are just some of the ... Read More
