Macari Vineyards: Taking a Biodynamic Approach Before It Was Cool
By Bob Johnson Part 2 of a 5-Part Series We hear a great deal about Biodynamic winegrowing these days. Not every winery goes to the extremes that a Biodynamic approach requires, but almost all wineries now take stewardship of their land very… Read more
Long Island: It’s Not the Variety, But the Style That Counts
By Bob Johnson Part 1 of a 5-Part Series The first wine variety from Long Island to gain widespread attention was Merlot. More recently, some very well-made bottlings of Cabernet Franc have been turning heads. I found nice renditions of… Read more
A Day at Valentino’s Restaurant in Las Vegas
By Glen Frederiksen Are you experienced? A little over a month ago, the local Las Vegas paper mentioned that Valentino’s restaurant was initiating a “Sommelier for a Day” program for those interested in the experience. Flights of red… Read more
Lawer Family Wines: Scents and Sensibility from a Small Family Estate
By Glen Frederiksen The 1980s saw a boom in the California wine industry, especially in the North Coast regions of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. A few hundred family-owned wineries and vineyards there had trebled to a thousand, and there… Read more
From the Wine Lines Archives: Valentine’s Day 1998
(Ed. Note: One of the really fun aspects of developing the Wine Lines Online website involves digging into our extensive archives and unearthing features, essays, columns and reviews that haven’t seen the light of day for a long time. The column… Read more
L’Atelier: Pricey… But Perfect
By Mary Frederiksen One of the many advantages of living in Las Vegas is that there are so many world-class dining establishments. Since moving here in 2009, we have adopted a fun and exciting tradition of having the natal-day celebrant select… Read more
Celebrating Australia Day Right
By Glen Frederiksen Today is January 26 – Australia Day in The Land Down Under. It’s a time for drinking and merriment. But what does the day commemorate? Some of you, Dear Readers, may be aware that Australia first began as a penal… Read more
No. 1 Wine of 2012: Defying All Odds, We Have the Possibility of a ‘Three-peat’
If Pat Riley, erstwhile coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, were the winemaker at Patz & Hall, right about now he’d be running around and yelling, “Three-peat! Three-peat!” Although he did not coin the phrase, Riley did trademark it —… Read more
No. 2 Wine of 2012: A ‘Grand Cru’ Chardonnay… from California
In France, Burgundy is the Chardonnay capital. Within Burgundy, 33 vineyards have been granted the designation, “Grand Cru.” It’s the most prestigious classification available in that appellation. It should be noted that the term does not… Read more
No. 3 Wine of 2012: A Sublime Pinot Noir from a Famous Vineyard
It would be difficult to imagine a more well-rounded person than James MacPhail, the maker of Wine Lines Online’s No. 3 wine of 2012 — the 2010 MacPhail Family Winery Pinot Noir from the famed Sangiacomo Vineyard. He is a nationally ranked… Read more
