Accepting Amarone
October 12, 2011 – 9:48 am | 2 Comments

What does Amarone have to do with a Pierre Hardy sandal? Read on, my friends.

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Better Know a Grape: Bonarda
July 6, 2010 – 10:57 pm | No Comment
Better Know a Grape: Bonarda

I like to tell people that wine isn’t as complicated as it’s made out to be. And that’s usually the case … except, of course, when it’s not. Take, for example, Bonarda.

Better Know a Grape: Viognier
May 13, 2010 – 10:21 am | 9 Comments
Better Know a Grape: Viognier

Viognier is the finest white wine grape of the Rhône. These are wines with meat on their bones.

Better Know a Grape: Savagnin
April 5, 2010 – 10:56 pm | 5 Comments
Better Know a Grape: Savagnin

There’s obscure, and then there’s obscure.