You thought records were a dead issue, a relic of the distant past. I have been a collector since the mid-fifties and never for a moment thought vinyl was passé. And I have always believed records offered a warmer, deeper and more natural sound than did the compressed digital format. CDs, as it turns out […]
Koch Brother Bill Buys Fake Thomas Jefferson Wine
60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi explains the elaborate scheme that roped in American billionaire wine collector Bill Koch. Bill Koch is the lesser known brother of political activists, Charles and David Koch. Bill split with the family business and used his money to collect valuables, including a vast amount of wine. Some of that wine […]
The Wine World’s Top Talent Scout
If there is one man who has changed the way wine is served and understood in America, it is Drew Nieporent. Referring to him as influential is a gross understatement. There may well be no other person in his league. Alongside changing the way Americans drink wine, he has fostered some of the most talented […]
Can Farmers Fight the Consolidation in the Agriculture Industry?
At The American Conservative, Gracy Olmstead explains the fight small farmers face against big agribusiness companies attempting to gain more control over the seed market. She writes (abridged): Kristina Hubbard, director of advocacy and communications for Organic Seed Alliance, noted in a report titled “Out of Hand,” that Congress, up until this point, had “consistently […]
The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste: Buy it Today
Here The New York Times offers it’s breaking news roster of The Best Wine Books of 2018. I ordered Rajat Parr’s The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste as soon as the book was released. In that I view Rajat as #1 on today’s international wine scene (Mr. Burgundy) ordering his seminal new atlas was a no […]
Greetings from Sunny Beaune, Capital of Burgundy
Anyone interested in Burgundy wines should read Rajat Parr’s magnificent Secrets of the Sommeliers.
Raised on Pasture, No Antibiotics, No Growth Hormones, Ever
I’ve told you in the past that you have to go beyond “organic” labels if you want healthy meat and produce for your family’s table. You need to find meat from animals that have been raised on grass (to finish), outdoors on pastures, with no antibiotics, no growth hormones and no forced reproduction techniques. For […]
Richard C. Young on French Cote Roti
Shortly, Debbie I leave for another extended stay in Paris and French wine country. Our research will focus on our Paris Palace Hotels series, the Grand Cru red wines of Burgundy, and the “rare as hens’ teeth” Syrah reds from Northern Rhone Valley, including our top-ranked threesome–Cote Roti, Hermitage and Cornas. We will visit as […]
This French Red Wine Is the Best in the World
E. Guigal (guigal.com) posts the results of the BWW competition for best 2009 French red wine of the world, E.Guigal’s La Landonne (one of the three ultra-rare La La’s). Cote Roti Syrah from France’s Rhone Valley, along with Romanee Conti wines from Burgundy, rank as the best red wines in the world for me. I […]
How—and What—to Drink This Summer
Dick Young and I share at least two interests: sane foreign policy thought, and wine. As the owner of a wine bar here in DC, I come across, and taste, a lot of wine. So Dick thought it might be good to pull together a column on some suggestions for how to imbibe through the […]
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