Shifting Perspectives: Is Ageing Wine a Thing of the Past?

Shifting Perspectives: Is Ageing Wine a Thing of the Past?

Wine has long suffered from an image problem. Ask a casual imbiber what wine evokes for them and you may see a bead of sweat trickle down their brow. The...
RETHINKING JEREZ - EQUIPO NAVAZOS: This is not your parents' Sherry

RETHINKING JEREZ - EQUIPO NAVAZOS: This is not your parents' Sherry

SHERRY IS GEEKED UP Sherry, the really great mind blowing kind, is one of the more complex alcoholic beverages to understand. Developed over centuries the universe of Sherry is enveloped in a labyrinth...
THE BARON OF ALLOCATED SYRAH: Cayuse & Horsepower

THE BARON OF ALLOCATED SYRAH: Cayuse & Horsepower

Among the most compelling examples of Syrah outside France are made in the most unlikely of places—on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley—and by a Frenchman, born not...
So, You Found an Old Bottle in Your Basement — Now What?

So, You Found an Old Bottle in Your Basement — Now What?

Scott Torrence is a seasoned wine expert and founder of Chapter Four, and is the former senior wine specialist and VP of Christie’s North America. Over his many years in the trade, Torrence has brought many remarkable multi-million dollar wine collections to auction, and he tells us that forgotten bottles are actually pretty common.