Dr. Booze, wine sleuth
I spent the last thirty years of my life with a morbid fascination of fraud, particularly wine fraud. Read More
Inexpensive French whites
Rediscovering French White wine. Read More
The very particular approach of the Rioja wine region
The Rioja region's approach emerged about a hundred years ago and was heavily influenced by French Negociants who were quietly subbing in Rioja for the missing Cabernet and Merlot. Read More
Time for the Dr. Booze challenge
What do you pair with the unpairable that your guests will drink? Read More
Dr. Booze breaks the $50 mark
There are any number of people out there who buy quite expensive wines – around the $50 mark – but don’t have a wine cellar.… Read More
For New World drinkers: Chilean cabernet sauvignon
If you haven't been paying attention you may not have noticed the creeping expansion of the Chilean sections of stores. Read More
Sippin’ on some sauvignon
Chile, New Zealand and South Africa are my go-to countries when I want a sauvignon blanc. Read More
To screw or not to screw?
Columbia Crest is leading the way with their substantial, spectrometer testing of corks and wines to maintain quality control. Read More
The rise of Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is an unrepentant, sharp-edged weapon of a wine. Read More
The torrontés of spring
One of the more interesting marketing phenomena to observe is the rise of an obscure varietal. There are about a thousand wine grapes out there, with more being cross-bred all the time. Read More
A spectrum of Spanish wines
I have thought for a very long time the best bangs for your buck at all price levels - yep all of them, from one through six figures are to be found in Spain. Read More
A tour through the reds of France
This is a country that makes an astounding variety of wines at all price points. Read More
Try an Argentinian malbec this Easter weekend
Last year I thought Argentinian Malbec market was becoming overheated. Since then, the market for Argentina has become even hotter. Read More
Chardonnay: All is not lost
Wine makers have certainly not forsaken the grape, though it is now hugely outnumbered on the shelves by pinot grigio and sauvignon blanc. Read More
A shiraz like a Beach Boys song
It may be uncool, but, dammit, you have just got to start singing the chorus when you hear that tune again. Read More
The je ne sais quoi of French white wines
The variety of wine from there is like nowhere on earth, compounded by the fact that the French are masters of blending varietals into something completely different. Read More