‘Stash’ holds wine for every occasio...

Last week I found myself in a rut. It’s one many of us stray into: buying wine one bottle at a time. I have my collection of special occasion wines tucked in a dark, quiet place. It’s the other occasions...

2 top chillers: Sauvignon blanc, ros...

This time of year, my column seems to have a recurring theme — the sweltering summer heat. I get more than a few e-mails and whispered party confessions of wine drinkers forsaking cabernet sauvignon for an...

Some white wines go blah with age

A few weeks ago I ran into a store and quickly grabbed a bottle of white wine. I was hot, it was chilled and dinner was desperately simple so not much thought went into my purchase. After opening the bottle at...

Argentine climate ideal for vineyard...

If any country can satisfy the world’s thirst for value-priced red wines, it’s Argentina. One of the world’s top five wine producing nations, most of its wine had traditionally been consumed by...

Great wines under $20 now abound

When I started writing Uncorked five years ago, the most common question was, “Can you recommend a great bottle of wine?” Today, the question is the same, with a few more words … under $20. The answer is...

America, the Home of the Vineyards

This July Fourth, I will be celebrating the United States’ independence, but I will also be reflecting on the day America gained its independence as a respected wine nation. For centuries fine wine was...