Dorothy Gaiter
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Primitivo: Genetically the same grape as ZinfandelNov 06, 2021 3:21 pm - Coming soon to a wine store near you: Primitivo from Italy. The story behind that wine is delicious, stretching all the way from California to Croatia to Washington, D.C...
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Giving the wonderful world of wineNov 06, 2021 3:09 am - It's time for the World-Wide Sampler. We introduced the World-Wide Sampler as a holiday present back in 2000. The idea is simply this: a case of inexpensive wines from a...
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Oregon Pinot production upNov 05, 2021 11:00 pm - When we were young, we used to take Amtrak trains on a circuit all the way around the U.S. and rarely leave the bed of our sleeper car for the entire trip. Our meals wer...
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Forget red and blue. Wine tasting compares red and whites from presidential statesNov 05, 2021 5:00 pm - With just weeks left until the election, many questions remain to be answered, including whether the Obamas really have a built-in wine cellar in their house and, if so,...
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Dangers in the Shiraz aisleNov 05, 2021 3:09 pm - The Australian wine industry has hit a rough patch. It's sitting on a lake of surplus wine - the equivalent of around 50 million cases as of last year. Exports dropped 1...
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Wine like grandma used to beNov 05, 2021 10:52 am - "The tastes are delicate, but the sense of it isn't, like a buxom Italian grandma." Hmmm. In our tastings, we don't usually compare wines to grandmas, but the joy of tas...
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She'll taste, too, thanksNov 04, 2021 8:31 pm - Q. At a restaurant recently, we both studied the wine list and I suggested a Pinot Noir. We both discussed our choice with the waiter. When he brought the wine to th...
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Sauvignon Blanc shows its versatility around the worldNov 04, 2021 11:45 am - With warmer weather and longer days, you'll likely be headed to the wine shop looking for summer wines before long. Goodness knows there are plenty of tasty ones, both r...
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South African wines definitely worth a tasteNov 04, 2021 12:08 am - We have been writing about the wines of South Africa for years and have recommended looking for them, but it seems clear from our visits to wine stores that South Africa...
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Too much Merlot is mediocre these daysNov 03, 2021 7:45 pm - We wouldn't normally have Merlot for our anniversary, but this is special. Our column is 10 years old this week, and since the very first wine we wrote about was America...
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