Category Archives: Italy

Are We There Yet? Are We There Yet? (Spring, that is … )

Posted on April 18, 2014 by

This is for faithful reader Norman Holly, who reminds me that I should be posting some wine recommendations. This is a wine blog, after all. So in the hopes that warm weather is – or is about to be – … Continue reading →

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Wines to Defy Winter’s Last Blast

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

The calendar says Spring, but Ol’ Man Winter isn’t done with us yet. Tuesday’s forecast for the Washington, D.C., area calls for 1-2 more inches of the white stuff, timed not to give us a day off like that last … Continue reading →

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A stellar Austrian red to start the year off right

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

Here are a few recommendations from my January 1 Washington Post column, including one of the best red wines I’ve tasted from Austria. I had the pleasure of visiting Franz Netzl and his family in December 2012 in Göttlesbrunn, in Carnuntum, just … Continue reading →

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Shoot-out at the sparkling wine corral

Posted on December 29, 2013 by

Blind tastings can be fun, informative, uplifting, humbling, even humiliating. The ones I enjoy most are those where my involvement is solely as a taster, with no knowledge of what wines are in the mix (I tend to try to … Continue reading →

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Some top-notch bubblies for the holidays

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

If you’re looking to splurge on your bubbles this holiday season, here are a few top specimens worth considering. Cheers! Nathalie Falmet Brut Nature 3 Stars Champagne, France, $66 Nathalie Falmet is the epitome of a small grower – she … Continue reading →

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Wines of the Week: Gundlach Bundschu, Pedroncelli and more

Posted on October 21, 2013 by

Some readers who do not regularly have a chance to read The Washington Post’s Wednesday Food section have asked me to post my columns and wine recommendations here more regularly. So I will try to do that in some form … Continue reading →

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Pairing wines with vegetarian food

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

This question came to me recently through the Free Range on Food chat on The Washington Post’s website. The chat runs every Wednesday from noon to 1 pm for those who need help with recipe questions, cooking conundrums or even … Continue reading →

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