Category Archives: New York

Inauguration Whine: Me Donner Un Break!

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Yes, that’s right, “Give me a break!” President Obama is making headlines again in the silly little oenosphere (a word I just made up) because Korbel will be the featured bubbly at the inauguration luncheon at the U.S. Capitol after … Continue reading →

Posted in Champagne, Eastern US, Merlot, New York, Rants, Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Uncategorized, Virginia, Washington Post, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Steven Spurrier on American wines

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

During my interview with Steven Spurrier at the Virginia Wine Summit in Richmond earlier this month, I asked him about his impressions of U.S. wines, 36 years after his famous Paris tasting put California on the world wine map. The … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Local Wine, New York, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, Washington Post, Wine, writers | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Worth Reading: The Local Wine Edition

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Catching up on the reading, there’s lots out there about local wine:   Eric Asimov of the New York Times joins the locavore/locapour debate this week with a well-reasoned piece about the reluctance of consumers to consider local wines even … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Colorado, DrinkLocalWine.com, Eastern US, Local Wine, New York, Weblogs, Wine | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Worth Reading: The Atlantic discovers … the Atlantic

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Some interesting reading in the tangled vines of cyberspace: The Atlantic, long a bastion of intellectual, thought-provoking essays and fiction for the Eastern egghead set, has discovered … wait for it … that wine is actually made along the Atlantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastern US, Local Wine, New York, Parker, Spain, Wine, writers | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Revisiting an early call to “Drink Local”

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I wrote this exhortation to “open your mind to local wines” in Dave McIntyre’s WineLine #56, in August 2006. That was more than two years before Jeff Siegel and I created DrinkLocalWine.com. Looking at it now, I’m a bit chagrined … Continue reading →

Posted in DrinkLocalWine.com, Eastern US, Local Wine, New York, Virginia, Weblogs, Wine, writers | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments

Worth Reading This Week: China v. US, Better Wine Through Chemistry, Taste Camp

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

My weekly highlights of news from the wild, wacky world of wine: Chinese New Year is approaching, and with it comes news that China continues its inexorable path to becoming a wine behemoth by overtaking the United Kingdom in wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese Food, DrinkLocalWine.com, Eastern US, Local Wine, New York, Virginia, Weblogs, Wine, writers | Tagged , | Leave a comment

La Vida Local: An interview with Christina Findley of The Bottle Shop

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

This is the second in my monthly series of interviews with wine retailers throughout the D-M-V. Christina Findley opened The Bottle Shop just over two years ago in the Potomac Woods Plaza shopping center off Seven Locks Road in Rockville. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bargain Wines, Eastern US, Food and Drink, Local Wine, Maryland, New York, Uncategorized, Virginia, Wine | Tagged | 2 Comments

Spicing up your wine life: Drink local

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

This is the fourth in my series of suggestions for enlivening your wine explorations in 2012. Drink local. Wine is now made in all 50 states. You may be surprised at how good some of it is. Virginia and Maryland … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, DrinkLocalWine.com, Germany, Local Wine, Maryland, New York, Uncategorized, Virginia, Wine | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

My Favorite Regional Wines of 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

The blahblahsphere is rife with posts about the best wines of the year, so I thought I’d offer my favorite “Regional Wines of 2011” – these are wines that thrilled me this year, and yes, I may have graded them … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, DrinkLocalWine.com, Eastern US, Food and Drink, Maryland, New York, Riesling, Virginia, Wine | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

Book Review: Evan Dawson’s “Summer in a Glass”

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

This is the fourth in a series of short reviews of wine books worthy of putting under the Christmas tree for the vinophiliac on your list this year. Anyone who has traveled the Finger Lakes – or even enjoyed one … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Eastern US, New York, Riesling, Uncategorized, Wine, writers | Tagged , , | 4 Comments