One unexpectedly fine bottle of wine might be a fluke; two could be just luck; but when I hit three or more in a row, I'm ready to place my bets.... More >>

When Bill Powers planted his first rows of grapevines back in '78, Badger Mountain was just another lonely ridge of Columbia River basalt. Badger... More >>

If pressed, Erik Liedholm will admit he is a sommelier, but he doesn't care to have everybody know it. He's not ashamed, you understand; but "what... More >>

How do growers and winemakers know when grapes are ripe? You can pay a lab to measure parameters like total dissolved solids and organic acid... More >>

The most famous name in wine has never squeezed a grape. Robert M. Parker Jr. made that name sipping the stuff and getting other people to pay him... More >>

It has all happened very quickly. Ben Smith released the first wines made under his new Cadence label a little over two years ago. On Oct. 15,... More >>

Chardonnay is the biggest-selling white wine variety in America by far. It also is the only grape variety with its own highly vocal anti-fan club,... More >>

As you read these words, the first fruits of Washington's 2002 wine grape harvest are being clipped delicately bunch by bunch from their parent... More >>

For a while there, it looked like we were never going to have to leave the house again, satisfying our need for everything from dog food to... More >>

In a famous blind tasting a generation back, some California wines trounced the best the French had to offer. The effect was electric. No longer... More >>