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Wine of the Day, No. 818

Cordant Winery: Three Superb Single-Vineyard Pinot Noirs

Barra of Mendocino -- Four Reserve Reds

Terroir -- A Real Phenomenon Proved by Scientists

Carménère -- Chile's Main Red Grape, Once thought to be Merlot

Wine of the Day, No. 817

Tatomer Wines -- A Few Examples, Central Coast

Masciarelli -- A Couple of Hits, a Few Misses

Wine of the Day, No. 816

Who owns The Fifty by Fifty Winery?

Troon Vineyard's Red and White Blends

Three Releases from Halter Ranch in Paso Robles

Happy 40th Anniversary, Willamette Valley

The Authentic Extravagance of Equipo Navazos

Wine of the Day, No. 822

Kristof Farms Ciders

I'm Not Going to Tell You What You HAVE to Drink at Thanksgiving

Croma Vera Albariño 2021

Popelouchum Estate Vineyard: The New Releases

Weekend Wine Notes: 9 Reds (& a Rosé)

Three Reds from Campo alla Sughera

Wine of the Day, No. 821

A Chardonnay from Bordeaux!

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money"*

Wine of the Day, No. 820

Weekend Wine Notes: Red, White, Rosé, Dessert

10 White Wines of 2020 -- How Are They Doing?

Wine of the Day, No. 819

The Book That Made Me Want to Write about Wine

Quivira Vineyards -- Two Excellent Zinfandels

Wine of the Day, No. 818

I Did Mention Gamay, Remember...?

Wine: Five Definitions

Producers, Get Rid of Those Weighty Bottles!

Wine of the Day, No. 817

What a Difference a Day Makes

Why We Drink Wine

Wine of the Day, No. 816

A New List of Wines with Charisma

It's October: What Are We Drinking?

Wine of the Day, No. 825

Please Don't Name Your Wine Brand for Dessert!

Wine of the Day, No. 824

Weekend Wine Notes

Wine & Charisma

Kenny Kahn Is a Happy Man

Wine of the Day, No. 823

Four of Merry Edwards' Roster of Pinot Noirs from 2021

Wine of the Day, No. 822

What If Balanchine Made Wine?

Weekend Wine Notes: Decoy Vineyard

The Cabernets of Crosby Roamann

Wine of the Day, No, 821

Superb Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from Rhys Vineyards

Wine of the Day, No. 820

Hazelfern Cellars: a Chardonnay & Three Pinot Noirs

Wine of the Day, No. 819

Wine and Vulgarity

Weekend Wine Notes

A Couple of Italian Bargains

Wine of the Day, No. 818

Wine of the Day, No. 817

Two Single-Vineyard Pinot Noirs from La Follette Wines

Wine of the Day, No 816

Tasting Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc from Whitehall Lane

Potter's Vineyard Because the Owner Is, Well, a Potter

Sometimes "Cheap" Equals "Good"

Wine of the Day, No. 815

Sublime Sauvignon Blanc from Bibiana & Jeff Pisoni

Yes, It's Me, Now on Substack

Caprio Cellars -- The Main Reds, 2020

National White Wine Day? -- O.K., I'll Play Along

Three Summer Sippers from Conde Valdemar

Wine of the Day, No. 814

A Pinot Noir Sequence, Fourth Day -- Domaine Jessiaume

A Pinot Noir Sequence, Third Day -- Two Single Block Pinots from The Eyrie Vineyards

Val delle Rose -- A Certain Purity of Vermentino

A Pinot Noir Sequence, Second Day -- Cattleya Wines

Two Quaffable, Affordable Wines from Tuscany -- Red & White

A Pinot Noir Sequence, Day One -- Le Cadeau Vineyard

Wine of the Day, No. 813 -- from Sweden...

Wine of the Day, No. 812: "American White Wine"? What Is It?

Wine of the Day, No. 811

Wine of the Day, No. 810

Wine of the Day, No. 809

The Sicilian Wines of Aeris

Jordan Vineyard & Winery -- The New Releases

Winery Sixteen 600 -- A Red, a White (Not a Blue)

Wine of the Day, No. 808

A Pinot Noir from Washington State to Look For

Two Unusual and Compelling Whites from Willamette Valley

Three Charming, Chillable Reds from Two Shepherds

Wine of the Day, No. 807

Wine of the Day, No. 806

Italian Reds & Whites to Try Right Now

Wine of the Day, No. 805

Wine of the Day, No. 804

If You Only Buy One Chardonnay to Celebrate "Chardonnay Day," Try This One from Ramey Wine Cellars

The Paring -- A "Baby" Wine to JONATA and The Hilt

Wine of the Day, No. 803 -- Rombauer's First Pinot Noir

Wine of the Day, No. 802

Chalk Hill's Suave Sauvignon Blancs

Patent Wines: New Releases from 2022

Wine of the Day, No. 801

Wine of the Day, No. 800

Three Renditions of White Burgundy: Chablis, Santenay, Montagny

Three Spring-Summer Delights from Lucy Wines

Wine of the Day, No. 799

Iris Vineyards -- The Sparkling Roster

Wine of the Day, No. 798

An Amazing Diversity of Red Wines!

Wine of the Day, No. 797

Wine of the Day, No. 796

Wine of the Day, No. 795

Covenant Wines -- Four Reds

Wine of the Day, No. 794

Wine of the Day, No. 793

Springing Forward with Lange Estate Winery

Wine of the Day, No. 792

Wine of the Day, No. 791

Wine of the Day, No. 790

Two Reds from Tenuta Carretta in Piedmont

Wine of the Day, No. 789

Too Late for Valentine's, Too Early for Mother's Day, But Sparkling Wines Are Appropriate Any Time

Wine of the Day, No. 788

Wine of the Day, No. 787

Gruyère and Wine

Wine of the Day, No. 786

Trapiche Broquel -- The Entry Level

Wine of the Day, No. 785

Wine of the Day, No. 784

Two Shepherds -- Three Versions of Grenache

Wine of the Day, No. 783

Six French Rosés to Lead You into Spring

Wine of the Day, No. 782

Wine of the Day, No. 781

A Couple of Sweethearts

A Bit of Pinot Noir Catching Up

Wine of the Day, No. 780

Wine of the Day, No. 779

La Follette Wines and VML: Two Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs Each

Wine of the Day, No. 778

Wine of the Day, No. 777

Wine of the Day, No. 776

Fiddlehead Cellars -- Two Grüner Veltliners from Sta. Rita Hills

Wine of the Day, No. 775

A New Series from Viña Leyda

Wine of the Day, No. 774

What Has Chris Buchanan Been Up to at Terragena?

Three Inexpensive Quaffers to Welcome 2023

35 Great Wine Bargains of 2022 -- Priced at $20 and Under

50 Great Wines of 2022

The 12th Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider: Domaine Carneros

The 11th Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider: When Is Cider Not Cider?

The 10th Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider -- Amity Vineyards

The 8th and 9th Days of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider -- Laetitia and Priest Ranch