Gerald D Boyd On Wine

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Cabernet Down Under

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It's safe to say that the Australian red wine industry was built on the iconic Oz Shiraz.  In recent years, though, international prefer...
Thursday, June 20, 2024

French or American Oak?

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                                                                                Seguin Moreau photo Is there a difference between French and...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

The First Blush of Summer

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Alexander Valley Cabernet

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In the late 1970s, California wine exploded onto the scene, propelling consumer interest to take off like a sky rocket.  One lasting develop...
Thursday, May 30, 2024

This and That

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Thursday, May 23, 2024

Rioja Rojas

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       When I started writing about wine, in the early 1970s, Rioja was already Spain's iconic red wine.  A survey of Denver wine shops ...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

Feret & Alan Spencer

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In 1982, the 13th edition of  "Bordeaux and Its Wines," popularly known as the "Feret," was published in Bordeaux, along...
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Gerald D. Boyd On Wine
Anacortes, Washington, United States
I have been actively writing about wine and spirits since the late 1960s and have traveled extensively to all of the major wine regions in the world. My byline has appeared in various newspapers including the Rocky Mountain News, San Francisco Chronicle and Santa Rosa Press Democrat. I was editor of the Wine Spectator in the early years, editor of Wine & Spirits Buying Guide (later renamed Wine & Spirits Magazine) and have contributed to various other national and international magazines. I have been a professional wine judge since 1968, serving on panels at major wine competitions in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Italy, South Africa and China. And I was an adjunct wine instructor in the Wine Studies program, Santa Rosa Junior College, California for 12 years.
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About Me

Gerald D. Boyd On Wine
Anacortes, Washington, United States
I have been actively writing about wine and spirits since the late 1960s and have traveled extensively to all of the major wine regions in the world. My byline has appeared in various newspapers including the Rocky Mountain News, San Francisco Chronicle and Santa Rosa Press Democrat. I was editor of the Wine Spectator in the early years, editor of Wine & Spirits Buying Guide (later renamed Wine & Spirits Magazine) and have contributed to various other national and international magazines. I have been a professional wine judge since 1968, serving on panels at major wine competitions in the United States, Australia, Belgium, Italy, South Africa and China. And I was an adjunct wine instructor in the Wine Studies program, Santa Rosa Junior College, California for 12 years.
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