International Sherry Week 2025 is here! From November 3-9, you can take part in local tastings and classes highlighting one of the world’s oldest – and most favored – fortified wi…

Discover how Peltier Winery in Lodi revives California’s sparkling Zinfandel heritage with ZANTE—bright, sustainable, and made for everyday enjoyment.

Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Especially when you have a glass of tasty wine in hand to keep you company. Here are three spooky suggestions from my recently-read pile: A Sunny Place fo…

Last month I was treated to lunch at the fabulous Il Gattopardo in New York City: a delicious invitation on its own but this time magnified by the opportunity to taste five wines from Fattoria La T…

Ever thought about enjoying Pinot Noir Rosé in autumn? Its more than possible, especially with the J. de Villebois winery rendition from the Loire Valley.

It glows in the glass like late-afternoon sun caught in amber — not white, not red, but something beautifully in between. At first glance, it looks like a contradiction. But take a sip, and you rea…

Recently I had the opportunity to taste six wines from Arizona, a completely new adventure for me. And what a pleasure it was! To be honest, I wasn’t going in blind: I’d seen reviews of these wines…

I had planned another post for today’s finale in Madrid, one that celebrated the excitement and beauty of the past three weeks. Alas, that seems inappropriate now, given the disgusting way the race…

I can’t believe we’re almost at the end: three weeks of racing through wind and rain, fire-ravaged hillsides, and impossibly steep mountain roads. Oh, and protesters. How could I forget their influ…

I woke up this morning excited to watch the individual time trial stage of this year’s Vuelta. What I got was an announcement that the race route, a 27.2 km route, had been reconfigured because of …

Thursday’s race will pit every man against the clock: 27 kms on a relatively flat course, fastest time wins. While there are cyclists who specialize in this discipline, any rider who aspires to a t…

If you watched Stage 16 Tuesday morning, you already know that, once again, protesters successfully disrupted the race, forcing organizers to abort the planned finish in Mos Castro de Herville. Ins…

But first, a recap of what happened during Stage 15 on Sunday: What to Expect in Tuesday’s Race As you’ll see from the profile map, Stage 16 will pose another challenge to the peloton: 168 kms long…

After the torture of the Angliru on Friday, no one would have expected the peloton to charge through the mountains again on Saturday. But that’s exactly what they did, led by UAE’s Marc Soler, who …

Did you enjoy watching the peloton struggle up the Angliru in Stage 13? If so, you’ll love the next two days of racing! At the end of Friday’s Stage 13, João Almeida (man of the match, in my opinio…

No big surprises in Thursday’s race: Stage 12 ended with Jonas Vingegaard in red, Jay Vine in the polka dots, Mads Pedersen in green, and Giulio Pellizzari in white (with Matthew Riccitello just 27…

What a fiasco on Wednesday . . . While we’ve gotten used to seeing protesters along the race route, Stage 11 was a whole different animal. Toward the end of a difficult day in the mountains, Jonas …

On Tuesday, things returned to normal in the peloton, with Jonas Vingagaard retaking the red jersey, and Jay Vine showing why he deserves to wear the blue polka dots of King of the Mountains. Oh, a…