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An End To Rambling 22 Oct 2009 | 10:37 pm
After 333 posts, I'm sorry to have to tell you that this is the last one. I began this blog two years ago as a sort of informal diversion from my regular writing, and while it has been enjoyable, it ...
Jérôme Prévost in The World of Fine Wine 28 Sep 2009 | 11:47 pm
I've written a piece on Jérôme Prévost for the current issue (#25) of The World of Fine Wine. The article is not posted online, but If you're a subscriber, you'll find it as the lead piece in the maga...
Jodocus Prüm's Birthday Party 23 Sep 2009 | 01:10 am
Today is the 202nd birthday of Jodocus Prüm. The reason I am cognizant of this highly obscure fact is because a couple of years ago on this date, I had the extraordinary and unexpected privilege of at...
ChampagneGuide.net in Vinforum 19 Sep 2009 | 06:13 am
ChampagneGuide.net was written up by Knut Sogner in the July issue of Vinforum, the Norwegian wine magazine edited by Scandinavia's first Master of Wine, Arne Ronold. The article is also posted online...
New Features on ChampagneGuide.net 15 Sep 2009 | 12:20 am
As of this weekend, I've added several new features on ChampagneGuide.net. The first is a collection of vintage profiles, which outline the general weather conditions of each year, describe the style ...
Zester Daily 7 Sep 2009 | 10:16 pm
I've begun contributing to Zester Daily, a new website about food and wine. Created by a team led by Corie Brown, a former writer and editor for the Los Angeles Times, Zester Daily features an array o...
1964 Schloss Johannisberg Spätlese 31 Aug 2009 | 10:04 pm
I suppose you can't live exclusively on champagne. God knows I've tried. I've admittedly had my fair share of champagne since arriving in New York last week, but dining at Hearth with a friend, we dec...
Roses de Jeanne Coteaux Champenois 18 Aug 2009 | 10:32 pm
I think that this might be one of the most beautiful photos I've ever taken in my life. It was purely by chance, a quick snapshot in poor lighting just before we got down to actually tasting this wine...
The Terroir of a Teapot 14 Aug 2009 | 10:05 pm
Tea, like wine, is strongly affected by the type of vessel that it's made in. The two most common materials used for teaware are clay and porcelain, and I often think of the relationship between these...
Foillard. 11 Aug 2009 | 11:18 am
I was feeling really down tonight, and in the time-honored tradition of men the world over, I turned to drink. I went down to the cellar for a bottle of champagne, of course—what else would it be? Yet...
