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An often irreverent look at current trends in the global wine industry, not necessarily specific to golf…
If you travel at all and like wine, here’s a resource you’re going to want to bookmark before you finish reading my overview of Star Wine Lists…
Florida is now the wine world’s new hot spot, according to an influential industry publication. Drop $25K on white Burgundy on a Sunday cruise? Sounds more Tony Montana than Ridge Montebello to me. Swig Coach investigates…
If you’re planning on attending The Masters or visiting Augusta, GA and enjoy wine, why not get advice from the expert who presided over 14 consecutive Masters Champions Dinners? That’s a gimme in my book. .
Emirates Airlines sets the “bar” when it comes to their in-flight wine program. We read recently about their aspirations for 2024 and beyond. You might say the sky’s the limit…
Napa you say? Oregon? Anyone for Egg Harbor Township New Jersey? Join us for a Swig Coach special: a day trip featuring golf and wine at Renault Winery.
You’re at the home of golf or anywhere in the UK with a club in your hand. There’s a pint waiting for you on every corner, but what if you want to drink good wine? We’ve got you covered
Chi Chi Rodriguez once said an amateur’s best wood is his pencil. In my case, he wasn’t kidding. Here’s a link to the story I just wrote for The Met Golfer on how golf clubs educate their members about wine. Wish my
Someone is always putting a damper on the wine industry. In today’s installment, we highlight “damp drinking,” which is Tik Tok speak for reduced alcohol consumption…
Some useful advice on navigating an unfamiliar wine list and getting beyond the fallacy of “the second cheapest bottle.”
A recent blinddtasting of popular cabs by a highly respected British wine writer and critic who calls ‘em like he seems ‘em.
Who needs wine critics, sommeliers or even people working in wine stores when a robot can pick wines for you just as well or better? This is not an academic questions as the Swig Coach reveals…
Are you ready for some…football games overrun by wine commercials? Coming your way this fall from the NFL’s first official wine sponsor.
British wine magazine Decanter just announced their 2022 “best of” ratings in a fairly massive, searchable database. Truth be told, I find Decanter content and wine evaluations to be an “acquired taste,” but since they’re putting it all out there for free, we think it’s a worthwhile bookmark.
A devastating late April frost hit Oregon’s Willamette Valley with reports that up to 50% of the crop may have been lost…
Above: A frosted grape bud at Beckham Estate Vineyard in Sherwood. (Photo by Annedria Beckham)
Would you buy used wine from this man? I hope not, because he was just charged with running a $99 million wine investment Ponzi scheme. With all the fraud out there, In vino veritas doesn’t mean what it used to…
I hear people say all the time they can’t drink red wine or sometimes wine at all because it gives them a headache. I hear it often enough it gives me a headache.
I was fascinated to read about a team at the University of California at Davis, the premier institute for wine science in the US, who were embarking on a mission to answer the question about red wine once and for all.,,
Always wanted an official ranking of California wines? Your wish has been granted. If Americans can’t do it themselves, leave it to the Brits who more or less invented the whole idea of wine criticism to begin with. Following are the Top 51. Let’s get ready to rumble…
John Rahm sets a high bar for wine service at his Masters Champions Dinner while remaining true to his roots.