Notable

Chasing Aged Bordeaux

Tasting two 1995 Bordeaux wines, one fine, the other faulty. But how?

May 19 • Meg Maker

Vines With a View of the Tyrrhenian Sea

Notes on notable wines from Bolgheri and the Aeolian Islands

Apr 28 • Meg Maker

Red Wines from Saumur Champigny, Irancy, and the Applegate Valley

Notes on the best wines from recent tasting

Apr 14 • Meg Maker

Wines from Mt. Veeder, Sonoma County, and the SLO Coast

Eight notable wines from recent tasting

Mar 31 • Meg Maker

Some Wines We Drank At Home

Notable wines from France, Piedmont, and Napa Valley

Mar 16 • Meg Maker

Six Rhône-grape Wines from There and Here

Notable wines from Lionel Faury, Château Pesquié, and Troon Vineyard

Feb 26 • Meg Maker

Notable: Early February 2026

Decades-old bottles of Chateau Montelena, Château d’Armailhac, and Coteaux du Layon, plus new wines of Barboursville and Ferrari

Feb 16 • Meg Maker

Notable: Late January 2026

An American storm, a 1990 Cos d’Estournel, and wines from Olga Raffault, Benanti, La Farra, and Scharffenberger

Feb 1 • Meg Maker

Notable: Early January 2026

Drink more Lambrusco! And wines of Vermont, Alentejo, and the Willamette Valley.

Jan 14 • Meg Maker

Notable: Late December 2025

Wines to lift the curtain of night

Dec 31, 2025 • Meg Maker

Notable: Early December 2025

Ten American red, white, and sparkling wines tasted against a wintry backdrop

Dec 15, 2025 • Meg Maker

Notable: Late November 2025

Sonoma Chardonnay, Etna Rosso, and a curious French relic made new again

Nov 30, 2025 • Meg Maker

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