Words and Wild Spaces

Hurricane Sandy is releasing its fury on the East Coast. I’m holed up in DC, and I’ve got water, batteries, plenty of food and, of course, w...

 The steep slope of Hermitage in France's Northern Rhone Valley is the ancestral home of the syrah grape. Ah, BYOB blind tasting,...

When drinking wine with good friends, German riesling is always a wise choice. My friend Tooch and I have been drinking wine together fo...

Ridge is one of my favorite California producers. Cabot is new to me, but I'm impressed. Syrah is one of my favorite grapes and, al...

George Cassiday: my kind of businessman. In my book George Cassiday is an American icon. Cassiday was a WWI vet who returned to ...

Life is all about friends. And wine, being a microcosm of life, is also all about friends. Luckily I’ve got friends like Brett and Alyssa, a...