Taming Wine


» No comments   |   Friday, July 30, 2010 at 6:07 pm

In September 1986 I sat on the stage of the Strasbourg Convention Center listening to Robert Mondavi, whom I had just presented to the delegates of the International Wine and Food Society. Next to me was Johny Hugel who had just told the audience that “there is no such thing as a winemaker.”  His comment [...]

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You Can’t Miss with Swiss


» 2 Comments   |   Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 7:03 pm

I shall reach Crissier in late September,  just when the harvest begins in the vineyards overlooking Lac Leman (or Lake Geneva; as everyone knows, everything in Switzerland has at least two names). These vineyards are not really known outside Switzerland, and on the face of it, for a Midwestern American these wines would be unremarkable were [...]

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A Good Summer Read — and Drink


» No comments   |   Monday, July 26, 2010 at 8:48 pm

In spite of our hot summer, I began to crave a red wine. (In spite of my consistent declarations that if one wants a red wine, he should drink a red wine regardless of weather, I confess to using more whites and roses when the weather continues hot and humid for a long time.)  I [...]

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