Gerald D Boyd On Wine

                Pinot Noir is Oregon's most famous wine. That's not gob smacking news for people who closely follow the West Coast w...

                It doesn't take a Master of Wine to see the connection between Cabernet Sauvignon and the Napa Valley. The two are as in...

     Lately, developments on the wine scene have been making me grouchy and grumpy. It's a personal state of mind that hopefully doesn...

This way to Barolo Barolo is not just a good Italian red wine, it's a great one.  For years, it was fashionable, even necessary, for som...

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This is a story about how two communes in Bordeaux emerged from relative anonymity to become the celebrated sites of world famous wines. Pri...

Mount Vesuvius looming over Naples Bay Mount Vesuvius, the sleeping giant volcano, looming over the Bay of Naples, erupted in 79 AD, coverin...

Recently,   I was browsing through some wine articles and noticed that a Master Sommelier, said that Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are over rate...

John Parducci In the early days of my eager exploration of different wines and wine regions, I thought of Mendocino as an afterthought, a no...

Andes backdrop for Mendoza vineyards While browsing in your favorite wine shop for South American wines, the ones you're most likely to ...

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Chardonnay in the shade No one reading this little essay will be surprised to hear that Chardonnay remains the nation's best selling whi...