Since our first serious encounter with Argentine wine back in 2003, I’ve maintained the somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but perfectly arguable stance that beef and Malbec are the unofficial national food and drink of that country. The two comp...

We’ve been fans of Bonny Doon wines since well before I interviewed head honcho Randall Grahm back in 2005, so much so, that we’ve kept track of what they’re producing over the ensuing years and reported accordingly on several occasions....

Our good friends Kris Engelhardt and Kathy Bunting let it be known that they were on their way over with raw oysters yesterday, and it occurred to me that it would be the perfect opportunity to open the magnum of Wyncroft Riesling that h...

Jim Cowan Photo by Chris Witkowski - click to enlarge The 2013 archive is presented by date the notes were compiled and submitted. Prior year’s tasting notes may be found here. April 6, 2013 Whites: 2010 Louis Michel, Chablis: Textbook C...

The Red Wings and Red Rhônes revival continued this past week, when the boys wearing the winged wheel on their jerseys returned to the west coast for a four game swing. These two wines paired well with consecutive wins over the Anaheim D...