By Maggie Scudder
Madeira is a wine of history, made by mistake and crafted by circumstance. With the ability to last for hundreds of years, sometimes it is, quite literally, bottled history. It’s a...
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By Maggie Scudder
To get a better look at the terrors of Sancerre, there's no better place to start than the flinty soils (aka "silex") on the eastern edges of Sancerre. This Q&A should give...
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By Maggie Scudder
Over the last several decades, the name Sancerre has become synonymous with premium dry white wine, making it the safe choice for consumers with no other requirements. As such, it's become...
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By Jeff Patten
Well, we've done all the big and famous Crus, but the little ones are still worth talking about. And drinking! We’ll start today with the gem, Régnié.
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By Jeff Patten
How to use this guide: 1. Read the previews of each blog post. 2. Click the title links to read the entire post. 3. Become an expert in the Northern...
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By Jeff Patten
For years, Cornas was just another “value” village of the Northern Rhone, with a reputation more like St. Joseph, say, than Cote Rotie or Hermitage. It was deemed “rustic” and...
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By All About Self Employment Collaborator
Welcome to our Holiday 2019 Gift Guide! Our goal is to alleviate some of the stress that holiday wine gifts can bring. Hopefully you can have some fun while choosing the...
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By Jeff Patten
Hermitage may be the greatest wine made from Syrah anywhere in the world. In this post, Jeff takes a close look at Hermitage, focusing on everything from its history and...
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By All About Self Employment Collaborator
We want to take a moment, as the holiday weekend dawns on us, to talk with you about how to organize an at-home tasting! There's no better way to experience wine...
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By Joshua Cohen
What gives rosé wines their pink color? Rosé is usually made with red-wine grapes, which have pigment in their skins. All the color in rosé wines come from the skins of...
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By Maggie Scudder
Back in November, as a part of Flatiron Wines’ educational series, I hosted a class entitled ‘Burgundy: On The Level’. In it we discussed the levels of complexity and detail to...
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By Jeff Patten
I was recently looking for some guidance on what Burgundy producers to collect and I came across a Top Ten list online. It had some names I had heard of,...
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By Jeff Patten
What’s the big picture on the 2017 vintage? What’s the one thing I need to know? At this point, most commentators are saying that they like the vintage very much. We’ll break...
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