Gerald D Boyd On Wine

                                                Tempranillo is Spain's most popular red wine grape.  Main ly associated with Rioja and R...

Dear Readers, Due to a disagreement with Blogger.com, the post, "NoLo & Natural" has been unpublished.   The next blog, on Tem...

     Summer is an ideal time for pink wine.  With temperatures on the rise, what could be more refreshing than to cool off with a lightly ch...

In the early 1970s, when California wineries were entering the modern era of U.S. wine, the belief among winemakers was, if you have quality...

Terraced vineyards along the Douro     Port is a wine with no equal.  Port is Portugal's great contribution to the world of wine.  Hands...

   It's hard to imagine a time when there was a white wine on American tables that wasn't Chardonnay.  You'd probably have to re...

      Collectors are a passionate lot.  They want to know everything there is to know about their passion, from  major points to the finest ...

  Few California wine regions have a mixed history as Monterey.  In the early 1970s, some Monterey wines were said to have the dreaded ...

         For years, we have been told that our thought process is a matter of independent left and right brain. That is, the left hemisphere...

Throughout the history of the United States,  Americans have enthusiastically produced and grown a lot of things.  And, we've  relied he...

                                  For a fan of Italian wine, there are many choices to select from, even with looming tariffs. Italy is awas...

French o ak forest   For a long time, I've been curious about the relationship of wine and wood, more specifically wine and oak.   Does ...

   Hop yard with climbers In 1840, Cyrus Alexander headed west from his home in Illinois to set down roots in northern California.   He sett...