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A wine with wheels
BORDEAUX, France - There is little gloom in Bordeaux today despite the persistence of an unusually wet winter that has carried over into spring...

Robert Mondavi`s California dream
Many of his colleagues in the Napa Valley kiss the ground he walks on. All the way to the bank....

A level playing field at the Monterey Wine Competition
Once a year, as director and chief judge of the Monterey Wine Competition, I immerse myself in the wines of the world. This annual exercise is useful in a number of ways, not the least of which is the light it shines on a few relatively obscure wines and wineries...

Fine wines can still be kosher
Some wine myths simply refuse to die. Take the one about kosher wine. Please. It was once true that no potted plant was safe when a kosher wine was being served...

You`ll appreciate your older wine more than it appreciated
From time to time, readers with one or two older wines will write or e-mail to inquire about the value of their wine. All, no doubt, are optimistic they are sitting on a gold mine...