Gerald D Boyd On Wine

                           What do Pinot Blanc and Rodney Dangerfield have in common?  Neither one gets any respect.  Okay, so you don't...

One of the knocks you hear about wine from people who don't drink wine (and even a few who do) is wine people are too serious.  They cla...

                                    In the late 1990s, Lodi was not a name high on my list of wine regions to visit. There was a reference t...

In a Cabernet-centric wine world, it may come as a surprise to hear that Australia's premier red wine is Shiraz, aka Syrah.  Aussies do ...

There was a time when I was almost as passionate about baking bread as I am  about tasting wine.  My passion was so strong that I bought a b...

Dear Readers, Do you remember, in the last weeks of 1999, when excitement was palpable about Y2K and the coming of the new century?  Worrier...

Every year, at this time, wine writers struggle to think of different ways to write about Champagne and other sparkling wines.  So, this pos...

In these heady times, when the demand is for more wine, there are still some growers and winemakers who find it difficult not to succumb to ...

In his 1951 book, Wines of France, Alexis Lichine had this brief comment about Muscadet: "Pleasant and dry, the wines are most appeal...

This week's post was intended to be about Muscadet.  But a few things came up over Thanksgiving that I think merit a few words.  Wine Su...

Anyone who knows me is aware of my love for Italy.  Mention vacation in my family and I'm sure to say Italy.  There's something abou...