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Some Ports to End the Year

Wine of the Day, No. 845

The Hilt: Chardonnay 2020, Pinot Noir 2022

Wine of the Day, No. 844

Domaine Bousquet: Four Cabernet Sauvignons from Mendoza's Uco Valley

Gimlet or Gibson

A Passel of Wines from Uruguay

Wine of the Day, No. 843

Weekend Wine Notes

Five Versions of Nebbiolo

Duckhorn Vineyards Purchased Again

Two Gamays from Seven Springs

Thanksgiving Dinner Wines. Dilemma? Conundrum?

How Old Is an Old Vine?

Wine of the Day, No. 842

A White and a Red from San Leonardo in the Dolomiti

Wine of the Day, No. 841

A Trio of Côtes du Rhône Red Wines

Pedroncelli Keeps the Tradition and History Alive

Wine of the Day, Nos. 839 & 840

Méditerranée -- From the Coast and Beyond

Five 2023 Releases from Joh. Jos. Prüm

Two West Coast Syrahs

Weekend Wine Notes: Five Whites, Five Reds

Wine of the Day, No. 838

How Much Would You Pay for Rosé?

Weekend Wine Notes: White, Pink, Red

Harvest 2024 Will Not Be Kind to Lovers of French Wines

A Couple of Classy Proseccos

Wine of the Day, No. 837

Pinot Noir Day: Eight Examples from California

Troon's Druids for 2023

Merry Edwards' Foray into Anderson Valley

Patent Wines: The New Releases

Come Over October

Wine of the Day, No. 836

Seven Recent Purchases, $17 to $27

Domaine Jean Vullien & Fils -- A Model of Savoie

Sucking the Money out of Wineries

What's the Point of Wine?

Wine of the Day, No. 844

Jordan Winery: The New Releases

Evesham Wood Pinot Noir 2022, Willamette Valley

Wine of the Day, No. 834

The World of Wine Is Filled with Nooks and Crannies

Flora Springs: Current Releases of Soliloquy & Trilogy

Wine of the Day, No. 833

Stirred or Shaken?

Weekend Wine Notes: A Dazzling Diversity of 10 Bottles!

Wine Needs a Kamala Harris Moment

Cloudy Bay Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc 2021

Weekend Wine Notes: Merriam Vineyards

Wine of the Day, No. 832

Two Rosés and a White from Whole Foods

Frog's Leap Shale and Stone Chardonnay 2022

A Truly Satisfying Summer Sparkling Sipper

New Releases from Pisoni Vineyards: the 2022s

Today Is the 40th Anniversary of My First Newspaper Wine Column

Two Vintages of Grenache from Nicole Salengo

A New Wine List at the Restaurant Where I Consult

Hill of the Junipers -- A Red Wine from Tuscany

Stinson Vineyards Does Summer

Troon Vineyard Does Summer

Something New on BTYH

Wine of the Day, No. 831

Wine of the Day, No. 830

Chablis -- A Modest Resurgence in 2023 Compared to 2022

Wine and Dance

Wine and Memory

Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards -- Some Current Releases

Wine of the Day, No. 829

Same Old, Same Old

Marchesi Antinori: A Selection of the Current Roster

Two Twilight Cocktails

Wine of the Day, No. 828

Dr. Konstantin Frank: A Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from Finger Lakes

A Quaffable Sangiovese from Field Recordings

Smith-Madrone and Three Sticks Add Rosés to their Rosters

Weekend Wine Notes: A Dazzling Diversity of White Wines

New Zealand's Cloudy Bay Vineyards

Wine of the Day, No. 827

Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Two Rosés from Halter Ranch

Robert Biale's Zinfandels

A Solar-Powered Rosé for Earth Day

Say "Oui" to The Language of Yes

Wine of the Day, No. 826

15 Rosés of the French Persuasion, 2023

A Couple of More than Decent Quaffs

An Exceptional and Very Interesting Rosé Wine

Cults and Icons

First Releases from Domaine Mont Bessay

Venerable Bordeaux Estate Adopts the Trend of Animal Labels

Cab and Chard from Goosecross Cellars

Wine of the Day, No. 825

Weekend Wine Notes: Nine White Wines

The Wines I Used for a Recent Wine Class

Lucy Hits All the Notes of Spring and Summer

Wine of the Day, No. 824

Two Single-Vineyard Pinot Noirs from Freeman Vineyard & Winery

The First Wines of 2023

A Third Gamay from Willamette Valley

Weekend Wine Notes

What Do You Want from a Glass of Wine?

Sallier de la Tour -- Eight Generations in Sicily

Another Gamay Noir from Willamette Valley

Vale do Bomfim Red and White Wines

Piera 1899: the "Terre Magre" Line

Wine of the Day, No. 823

Viña Leyda -- Two Coastal Pinot Noirs

Cormorant Cellars -- Four Excellent Ratings

Doing Gamay Right in Willamette Valley

Wine of the Day, No. 822

Freeman Vineyard & Winery: 1 Chardonnay and 3 Pinot Noirs

Why I Write about Wine the Way I Do

Two Reds from Denner Vineyards

Make February "Sign Up for BTYH Month!"

Wine of the Day, No. 821

Better Drinking through Chemistry

Brooks Wines -- Two Scintillating Whites

Why Do So Many Winery Websites Suck?

Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards: Three Reds

Weekend Wine Notes: Red, Red, Red

Wine of the Day, No. 820

Two Single-Vineyard Pinot Noirs from Fiddlehead Cellars

Give Wine a Chance to Live in Us and through Us

Eight Excellent White Wines to Start the Year

Wine of the Day, No. 819

27 Great Wine Bargains of 2023: $20 and Under

50 Great Wines of 2023