September 25, 2007

I’ve been thinking about the movie Silent Running a lot lately when I look at the shelves in my favorite beer stores. The 1971 sci-fi classic was the story of an ark in space, studded with artificial habitats to save examples of Earth’s plants and animals from a world ravaged... Read More

Pulling holiday wines from the cellar brought to mind last spring’s tour of Willamette Valley, Oregon. (Argyle’s crisp and nutty 1997 Brut and plummy 2001 Pinot Noir would be gracing my festive sideboard of All-American entries.) By FRED BOUCHARD A visit to Argyle Winery, middle-aged by Oregon’s youthful standards at... Read More

Italy remains, by far, our number one source of imported wine in the United States. However, because consumers at the luxury end of the market remain largely unfamiliar with its multiplicity of names, regions and grape varieties, Italian wine is rarely a first choice at business gatherings or celebrations unless... Read More

We’ve all heard of the terrible, torrid summer of 2003 in Europe. It was not wholly a bad thing, for some good wine will come out of it. By HARVEY FINKEL Franck Duboeuf, son of Georges, the highly successful and respected Beaujolais negociant, visited recently, and I was able to... Read More

Here, at the beginning of 2004, I confess to feeling like a total square. After weeks of research and interviews for this current, annual, in-depth Cognac category profile, any conceit that there might still be something hip and contemporary about me has been quickly shattered. By ROBERT BRADFORD I always... Read More