Gerald D Boyd On Wine

      Sometimes, a widely-planted grape variety, like Airen, is not the most popular in the area or country where it is planted.  The Spanis...

Orvieto There is an attraction to Italy that's hard to put into words.  Countless visitors to the sun-washed Mediterranean country have ...

      There are many satisfying things about wine and the multitude of Muscats is one of them.  Muscats are among the oldest wine grapes on ...

       St. Emilion is a city, resting on a plateau, built from the inside out. Beginning in the 8th century, workers began to dig a maze of ...

     Californians have a friendly disagreement about which part of their state is the "real" California: Northern California or So...

Readers,  I have had on-going computer problems, which, hopefully are now resolved. The blog originally scheduled for June 27, about the win...

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Dear Readers, Due to a disagreement with Blogger.com, the post, "NoLo & Natural" has been unpublished.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