THE SMALL WINE SHOP, STILL RELEVANT
Fine Wines of Stockton, a venerable wine shop, just closed down. Its owners George and Gail Heron...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Aug 31, 2017 | Wine | 0 |
Fine Wines of Stockton, a venerable wine shop, just closed down. Its owners George and Gail Heron...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Jun 1, 2017 | Wine | 0 |
Someone suggested a Cabernet Franc tasting, domestic versus French. Not again! Over the years I’ve...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Mar 29, 2017 | Wine | 0 |
The complexity of our wine universe forces us to break it into categories to make...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Sep 24, 2016 | Wine | 0 |
Defective wines, rare as they are, can be educational. This bottle of Galernau, a Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, made a poor impression in a recent tasting. Not only did it have the prominent nose and flavor of...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Nov 29, 2015 | Wine | 0 |
Eric Asimov, a wine columnist for the New York Times penned a recent article, published last August, in which he announced a renaissance of Chenin Blanc in the United States. Apparently a dozen new California...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Sep 26, 2015 | Wine | 0 |
It cannot be a coincidence. Two San Francisco bistros two weeks apart, two wines from the little known appellation of Samur-Champigny, both outstanding, both bargains. At Monsieur Benjamin, the hip Hayes Valley spot...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Jul 3, 2015 | Wine | 1 |
When it comes to wine prices, buyers often act irrational. With most consumer goods they search for the high quality at low prices, but with wine they stay within certain price ranges regardless of quality. Many convince...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Dec 28, 2012 | Wine | 0 |
As the days shorten and nigths get long, the mornings foggy, with cold humidity penetrating deep into our joints, winter doldrums begin to set in. Here in Northern California we are blessed with no snow, no blizzards, no...
Read Moreby Moris Senegor | Dec 12, 2011 | Wine | 0 |
A recent Wall Street Journal article about what it takes to be a somellier contained a number of interesting surprises. The one that especially caught my eye was mentioned as a side issue. Interviewing a New York City...
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