The Barossa and other areas of Sourthern Australia have done such a bang up job branding themselves, they’ve kinda screwed their bottom left corner countrymen. The Parkerized reds some call “big” and I call ridiculous are exactly what most consumers think of when they see a bottle of down under juice, but that’s not the […]

Man, did I get letters for this one.
Costco’s Liquor Board Suit Could Help Small Wine Shops
(if they let it)
Just remember one of the most overused proverbs, The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
See the ball, people. The state is the bad guy in this. And, yes, Costco is one of the good guys. […]

I always take a walk around the Internet before I do a column. For this one, I was surprised how many people had written about Chartreuse without ever really including a description of what the hell it tasted like. Most of the articles might have you misbelieving it’s a kind of absinthe or anisette. Oh […]

These wines always make me happy. But then, I’m a sucker for any wine from north of the Po. I still shake my head that Lageder’s elegant Pinot Nero is under $20, has no equal in the US, and has to get here all the way from the crannies of the Dolomites. And people wonder […]

Last week was a good week. Alois Lageder of the Alto Adige was in town, and I got to chat with him about his new label series, which is a further testament to his passion for the arts. Not only did I get to have a little face time with the man who owns one […]

You simply must copy my recipe for limoncello in this issue of the Seattle Weekly. If you start now, your first batch will be ready for the start of summer. And if you live in Seattle and jones for more posts or food-n-wine stuff, you can find me on Voracious, the Weekly’s most excellent food […]