Barbecue Wines for the Fall

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Three very reasonably priced wines make for great pairings with cool weather Fall barbecues. Each of the wines offers slightly more depth and complexity than you might expect at this price range afer a few years of bottle age. 2013 Bodegas Aletta Garnacha, Campo de Borja DO Old vines grown

Burgundy 2016: Bad Weather, Brexit and Beyond

L.M. Archer
Features
8 min read
In Burgundy, the year 2016 is proving an annus horribilis of ruthless proportions. Crushed between the Scylla and Charybdis of catastrophic hail and frost damage in April and May, followed by humidity and passage of Brexit (the British exit from the European Union), Burgundians strain to retain their trademark composure

Trending: Speed-dating at Nebbiolo Prima

Becky Sue Epstein
Feature Stories
6 min read
Every May an intense and somewhat curious ritual goes on in Alba in the Piedmont region of Italy. There, dozens of international journalists gather to taste hundreds of excellent wines made with the nebbiolo grape. These are the Barolo and Barolo Riserva DOCG wines, and the Barbaresco and Barbaresco Riserva